Rotating behind Security: A Lightweight Authentication Protocol Based on IoT-Enabled Cloud Computing Environments

Area of Science:

• Computer Science
• Cybersecurity
• Cloud Computing

Background:

• The proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices necessitates robust security measures.
• Cloud computing offers solutions for IoT device resource constraints but introduces security vulnerabilities.
• Existing authentication protocols struggle to meet the demands of IoT-enabled cloud environments.

Purpose of the Study:

• To design and evaluate a lightweight authentication protocol tailored for IoT-enabled cloud computing.
• To address the critical security and privacy challenges in open wireless network environments.
• To ensure secure user access to distributed IoT services.

Main Methods:

• Development of a novel lightweight authentication protocol for IoT cloud systems.
• Formal security analysis using a real or random model.
• Validation through the automated verification tool ProVerif.
• Informal security analysis and performance comparisons.

Main Results:

• The proposed protocol demonstrates enhanced security features for IoT cloud services.
• Formal and informal analyses confirm the protocol's robust security.
• Performance evaluations indicate a favorable balance between security and efficiency.
• The protocol effectively protects user privacy in IoT environments.

Conclusions:

• The developed lightweight authentication protocol is suitable for securing IoT-enabled cloud computing.
• The protocol offers a practical solution to the security and privacy challenges in IoT.
• It provides a secure and efficient means for users to access IoT services.