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Trustworthiness and a Zero Leakage OTMP-P2L Scheme Based on NP Problems for Edge Security Access
Daoqi Han1,2, Xiaofeng Du1,3, Yueming Lu1,3
1Key Laboratory of Trustworthy Distributed Computing and Service, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), Beijing 100876, China.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|April 25, 2020
Summary
Resource constraints hinder Internet of Things (IoT) security. This study introduces a novel authentication scheme using multitasking proofs for enhanced IoT privacy and access control, outperforming existing methods.
Area of Science:
- Computer Science
- Cybersecurity
- Network Engineering
Background:
- Resource constraints limit comprehensive cryptography and multifactor authentication in Internet of Things (IoT) systems.
- Existing IoT security protocols are often lightweight, leading to privacy breaches and compromised data.
- Edge computing and blockchain offer potential for improved access control, privacy, and trusted data management in IoT.
Purpose of the Study:
- To propose a novel authentication scheme, one-time association multitasking proofs for peer to local authentication (OTMP-P2L), addressing IoT security limitations.
- To leverage edge computing and smart devices for localized trust and anonymity management within IoT networks.
- To enable autonomous consensus validation for IoT devices through an enhanced message authentication code.
Main Methods:
- Developed a scheme employing relevant nondeterministic polynomial (NP) problem tasks for authentication.
- Implemented a nested, one-time zero-knowledge proof with chained logic verification arguments for diversity and efficiency.
- Utilized smart devices for managing localized trust and anonymity, enabling autonomous consensus validation.
- Employed dynamic difficulty strategies and succinct non-interactive peer-to-peer (P2P) verification.
Main Results:
- The proposed OTMP-P2L scheme demonstrated superior performance compared to existing IoT authentication methods in a smart lock system implementation.
- The scheme provides enhanced message authentication through a nested, one-time zero-knowledge proof.
- Achieved superior flexibility via dynamic difficulty strategies and efficient P2P verification.
Conclusions:
- The OTMP-P2L scheme offers a robust solution for secure and private IoT authentication, overcoming resource constraints.
- The integration of edge computing, blockchain principles, and novel cryptographic proofs enhances IoT device security and autonomy.
- The implemented system validates the scheme's effectiveness, flexibility, and efficiency for real-world IoT applications.
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