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Thibaut Vandervelden¹, Ruben De Smet², Kris Steenhaut²

¹Department of Engineering Sciences and Technology (INDI), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), 1050 Brussels, Belgium.

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Summary

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This study introduces a secure symmetric-key mechanism for industrial automation networks, ensuring data authenticity and nonrepudiation. The novel approach enhances security even if some nodes are compromised, unlike traditional systems.

Keywords:

TESLA anonymity authentication cooperative network nonrepudiation wireless sensor networks

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Area of Science:

Computer Science
Cybersecurity
Industrial Automation

Background:

Industrial automation relies heavily on sensor and actuator networks.
Ensuring data authenticity, nonrepudiation, and fault isolation is crucial for trust in these networks.
Existing security mechanisms often fail when nodes are compromised.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose an efficient symmetric-key-based security mechanism for distributed cooperative networks in industrial automation.
To establish authentication and nonrepudiation among all network nodes, including the gateway.
To enhance security by limiting the impact of compromised nodes.

Main Methods:

A symmetric-key-based security mechanism is proposed.
The method utilizes a hash chain with multiple outputs, generated at the gateway and shared with other nodes.
Session keys are established without communicating additional security parameters.

Main Results:

The proposed mechanism provides authentication and nonrepudiation for all nodes.
Confidentiality and anonymity are offered when no malicious nodes are present.
Security remains valid with at most one compromised node, and the impact is limited even with more compromises.

Conclusions:

The proposed security mechanism offers a robust and efficient solution for industrial automation networks.
It significantly differs from classical group key management schemes by providing resilience against node compromise.
The hash chain-based approach enhances the overall security and trustworthiness of distributed cooperative networks.