Communication Security and Sensing Privacy in FMCW-Based ISAC Through Signal Modulation

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2605.23429v2
• Date: Fri, 29 May 2026 12:44:47 GMT
• Title: Communication Security and Sensing Privacy in FMCW-Based ISAC Through Signal Modulation
• Abstract summary: This study proposes a novel radar-centric signaling design and architecture for secure integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems.<n>The proposed framework is designed to provide robust physical layer security for data transmission while simultaneously enhancing sensing privacy.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
• Abstract: This study proposes a novel radar-centric signaling design and architecture for secure integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems. The proposed framework is designed to provide robust physical layer security for data transmission while simultaneously enhancing sensing privacy. It employs index modulation and phase coding over frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar (FMCW) chirps, where index modulation (IM) provides an outer layer of data security, and we explicitly design the phase coding (PC) to perturb the resulting signal's ambiguity function (AF) to enhance sensing privacy. This design reduces the risk of unauthorized surveillance by rendering target velocity estimation practically infeasible for unauthorized passive sensing hardware (i.e., a sensing eavesdropper, S-Eve) and significantly impairing its range estimation capabilities. Furthermore, this study also presents the transmitter and receiver architectures required for effective modulation and demodulation of the proposed ISAC signaling and for performing sensing at the legitimate sensing hardware. Simulation results show that the proposed approach achieves high data throughput while enhancing communication security and sensing privacy.

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