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CIPHER: Edge-AI IoT Security & Threat Response Platform

Autonomous edge packet sniffer with real-time threat scoring, dynamic iptables quarantine, and interactive 3D cybernetic globe telemetry.

Target Branches: ECE • CSE (Cybersecurity / IoT)
Estimated Hardware BOM: ₹6,582
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System Overview & Abstract

A real-time edge security platform designed to detect, score, and mitigate compromised IoT hardware threats with zero cloud dependency. Deployed on a Raspberry Pi 3B+ gateway, it sniffs network traffic from rogue IoT nodes (ESP32-CAM) executing data exfiltration, Mirai-style UDP floods, and lateral reconnaissance. Using a statistical entropy and packet volume scoring engine, the gateway dynamically injects Linux kernel iptables rules to quarantine malicious nodes within milliseconds while streaming 3D cybernetic telemetry to an interactive command center.

Raspberry Pi 3B+ (1GB RAM) ESP32-CAM / OV2640 Python Scapy Sniffer Linux Kernel iptables React 19 & Three.js Node.js Cloud C2

Live System Telemetry & Screenshots

Actual screens from the running Raspberry Pi gateway, 3D WebGL dashboard, and Cloud C2 console.

Defender Dashboard — Nominal 3D Cybernetic Globe

Defender Dashboard — Nominal 3D Cybernetic Globe

Raspberry Pi edge gateway monitoring nominal network traffic with an authenticated ESP32-CAM node connected.

Defender Dashboard — Attack Detection & iptables Auto-Mitigation

Defender Dashboard — Attack Detection & iptables Auto-Mitigation

Edge engine detects active data exfiltration, triggers a Critical Alert, renders threat particles, and auto-quarantines the node.

Attacker Dashboard — Shadow Cloud C2 Console

Attacker Dashboard — Shadow Cloud C2 Console

Cloud Command & Control interface displaying live exfiltrated camera frames with latency, HUD telemetry, and attack triggers.

Attack Vectors & Autonomous Mitigation

How the Raspberry Pi Scapy sniffer detects and quarantines malicious behavior without cloud AI.

Threat Vector

Covert Optical Exfiltration

Snaps 2MP JPEG frames every 500ms and streams them over WAN to a remote GCP cloud endpoint.

Detection Rule: Sniffer triggers on sustained outbound byte rate >8KB/s to unknown external WAN endpoints.
Auto-Mitigation: iptables FORWARD chain DROP rule dynamically appended, killing the image upload stream.
Threat Vector

Mirai-Style DDoS UDP Flood

Turns IoT camera into a zombie node firing thousands of UDP datagrams per second at targets.

Detection Rule: Packet frequency spike >50 pkts/sec flagged by anomaly engine within a 1-second window.
Auto-Mitigation: Full host isolation on gateway INPUT chain, neutralising the flood before gateway crashes.
Threat Vector

Subnet Recon & Port Scanning

Probes consecutive IPs on local 10.42.0.0/24 subnet for open ports to enable lateral movement.

Detection Rule: Destination IP and port entropy spikes detected within a rolling 3-second evaluation window.
Auto-Mitigation: Quarantine warning logged; device blocked from all internal subnet routing immediately.

Itemized Hardware Bill of Materials (BOM)

Components bench-tested in our Bangalore lab with direct Indian electronic distributor sources.

Total BOM: ₹6,582
Component Description Qty Unit Rate Subtotal Distributor
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ (1GB RAM) Quad-Core Gateway 1 ₹4,699 ₹4,699 Robu
AI-Thinker ESP32-CAM (OV2640 2MP Optical Sensor) 1 ₹550 ₹550 Robu
CH340 ESP32-CAM Programmer Board 1 ₹109 ₹109 Robu
SanDisk Ultra 32GB Class 10 MicroSD Card 1 ₹499 ₹499 Retail
Official 5V 2.5A Micro-USB Raspberry Pi Power Adapter 1 ₹725 ₹725 Robu
Total Hardware Cost: ₹6,582
Bench-Tested & Verified

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