256 research outputs found
Survey on Lightweight Primitives and Protocols for RFID in Wireless Sensor Networks
The use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies is becoming widespread in all kind of wireless network-based applications. As expected, applications based on sensor networks, ad-hoc or mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) can be highly benefited from the adoption of RFID solutions. There is a strong need to employ lightweight cryptographic primitives for many security applications because of the tight cost and constrained resource requirement of sensor based networks. This paper mainly focuses on the security analysis of lightweight protocols and algorithms proposed for the security of RFID systems. A large number of research solutions have been proposed to implement lightweight cryptographic primitives and protocols in sensor and RFID integration based resource constraint networks. In this work, an overview of the currently discussed lightweight primitives and their attributes has been done. These primitives and protocols have been compared based on gate equivalents (GEs), power, technology, strengths, weaknesses and attacks. Further, an integration of primitives and protocols is compared with the possibilities of their applications in practical scenarios
A secure lightweight authentication mechanism for IoT devices in generic domain
The Internet of Things prompt deployment enhances the security concerns of these systems in recent years. The enormous exchange of sensory information between devices raises the necessity for a secure authentication scheme for Internet of Things devices. Despite many proposed schemes, providing authenticated and secure communication for Internet of Things devices is still an open issue. This research addresses challenges pertaining to the Internet of Things authentication, verification, and communication, and proposes a new secure lightweight mechanism for Internet of Things devices in the generic domain. The proposed authentication method utilizes environmental variables obtained by sensors to allow the system to identify genuine devices and reject anomalous connections
An Efficient Authentication Protocol for Smart Grid Communication Based on On-Chip-Error-Correcting Physical Unclonable Function
Security has become a main concern for the smart grid to move from research
and development to industry. The concept of security has usually referred to
resistance to threats by an active or passive attacker. However, since smart
meters (SMs) are often placed in unprotected areas, physical security has
become one of the important security goals in the smart grid. Physical
unclonable functions (PUFs) have been largely utilized for ensuring physical
security in recent years, though their reliability has remained a major problem
to be practically used in cryptographic applications. Although fuzzy extractors
have been considered as a solution to solve the reliability problem of PUFs,
they put a considerable computational cost to the resource-constrained SMs. To
that end, we first propose an on-chip-error-correcting (OCEC) PUF that
efficiently generates stable digits for the authentication process. Afterward,
we introduce a lightweight authentication protocol between the SMs and
neighborhood gateway (NG) based on the proposed PUF. The provable security
analysis shows that not only the proposed protocol can stand secure in the
Canetti-Krawczyk (CK) adversary model but also provides additional security
features. Also, the performance evaluation demonstrates the significant
improvement of the proposed scheme in comparison with the state-of-the-art
Key Management Systems for Smart Grid Advanced Metering Infrastructure: A Survey
Smart Grids are evolving as the next generation power systems that involve
changes in the traditional ways of generation, transmission and distribution of
power. Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is one of the key components in
smart grids. An AMI comprises of systems and networks, that collects and
analyzes data received from smart meters. In addition, AMI also provides
intelligent management of various power-related applications and services based
on the data collected from smart meters. Thus, AMI plays a significant role in
the smooth functioning of smart grids.
AMI is a privileged target for security attacks as it is made up of systems
that are highly vulnerable to such attacks. Providing security to AMI is
necessary as adversaries can cause potential damage against infrastructures and
privacy in smart grid. One of the most effective and challenging topic's
identified, is the Key Management System (KMS), for sustaining the security
concerns in AMI. Therefore, KMS seeks to be a promising research area for
future development of AMI. This survey work highlights the key security issues
of advanced metering infrastructures and focuses on how key management
techniques can be utilized for safeguarding AMI. First of all, we explore the
main features of advanced metering infrastructures and identify the
relationship between smart grid and AMI. Then, we introduce the security issues
and challenges of AMI. We also provide a classification of the existing works
in literature that deal with secure key management system in AMI. Finally, we
identify possible future research directions of KMS in AMI
Internet of Things for system integrity: a comprehensive survey on security, attacks and countermeasures for industrial applications
The growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) offers numerous opportunities for developing industrial applications such as smart grids, smart cities, smart manufacturers, etc. By utilising these opportunities, businesses engage in creating the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). IoT is vulnerable to hacks and, therefore, requires various techniques to achieve the level of security required. Furthermore, the wider implementation of IIoT causes an even greater security risk than its benefits. To provide a roadmap for researchers, this survey discusses the integrity of industrial IoT systems and highlights the existing security approaches for the most significant industrial applications. This paper mainly classifies the attacks and possible security solutions regarding IoT layers architecture. Consequently, each attack is connected to one or more layers of the architecture accompanied by a literature analysis on the various IoT security countermeasures. It further provides a critical analysis of the existing IoT/IIoT solutions based on different security mechanisms, including communications protocols, networking, cryptography and intrusion detection systems. Additionally, there is a discussion of the emerging tools and simulations used for testing and evaluating security mechanisms in IoT applications. Last, this survey outlines several other relevant research issues and challenges for IoT/IIoT security
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