Dynamic Group Authentication and Key Exchange Scheme Based on Threshold Secret Sharing for IoT Smart Metering...

Area of Science:

• Computer Science
• Electrical Engineering
• Information Security

Background:

• The Internet of Things (IoT) is expanding, with smart cities integrating various technologies like cloud computing and big data.
• IoT applications span smart homes, buildings, factories, traffic control, public safety, and medical services, enabling group-based communication.
• Increasing scale in IoT services leads to security vulnerabilities, especially in group communication, and heavy loads on gateways for device authentication.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop an efficient dynamic group authentication and key exchange scheme for Internet of Things (IoT) smart metering environments.
• To address security vulnerabilities and computational burdens in large-scale, group-based IoT communication.
• To enable secure and efficient communication within IoT services.

Main Methods:

• A dynamic group authentication and key exchange scheme was developed.
• The scheme utilizes a threshold secret sharing technique.
• Focus on efficient authentication for group leaders and devices in IoT smart metering.

Main Results:

• The proposed scheme enhances computational efficiency for both group leaders and participating devices.
• It provides efficient communication among secure IoT services in group-based environments.
• Addresses the challenge of heavy gateway loads in large-scale IoT deployments.

Conclusions:

• The dynamic group authentication scheme offers an efficient solution for securing group-based IoT smart metering.
• It improves the computational efficiency and security of IoT services.
• Essential for managing large numbers of devices and ensuring secure group communication.