A Systematic Survey on Security Mechanisms in WiFi-Based Voice Communication: Threats, Countermeasures, Performance Trade-offs

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10.2991/978-94-6239-616-6_102How to use a DOI?

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Wi-Fi Security; WPA3; WPA2; WEP; Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi); Wi-Fi Calling; Wi-Fi 6; Wi-Fi 7

Abstract

Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) enables economical, high-quality voice communications through IP multimedia services over WLAN infrastructure. With the stringent real-time quality requirements, however, it is especially susceptible to breaches of security. This article provides an in-depth review of Wi-Fi protocol security across different generations—which span from WEP and WPA2 to the latest WPA3 and upcoming Wi-Fi 7/8—with an eye on VoWiFi. Synthetically, the study investigates results related to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks, unauthorized access points, onboarding procedure vulnerabilities, and MAC-layer attacks and evaluates trade-offs of performance like latency, throughput, and protocol overhead. The outcome proves that while WPA3 ensures increased confidentiality and integrity, VoWiFi is especially susceptible to availability and session disruption attacks. This research highlights the imperative need for artificial intelligence-powered intrusion detection systems, cross-layer security integration, and the application of Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) to ensure the long-term preservation of confidentiality, integrity, and availability in future generations of the voice over Wi-Fi network.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - N. Kalaiselvi
AU  - S. Abishek Palani
AU  - M. Thilak Ragav
AU  - G. Ubandiran
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/03/31
TI  - A Systematic Survey on Security Mechanisms in WiFi-Based Voice Communication: Threats, Countermeasures, Performance Trade-offs
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Secure Data Analytics (ICAISDA 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1401
EP  - 1414
SN  - 1951-6851
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-616-6_102
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-616-6_102
ID  - Kalaiselvi2026
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