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Vincent Omollo Nyangaresi1,2, Zaid Ameen Abduljabbar3,4,5, Keyan Abdul-Aziz Mutlaq6,7
1Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology, Bondo, 40601, Kenya.
Scientific Reports
|July 13, 2024
Summary
This study introduces a secure and energy-efficient authentication scheme for smart cities using biometrics and error correction codes. The novel approach enhances security and reduces computational overhead by 20.7% compared to existing methods.
Area of Science:
- Computer Science
- Cybersecurity
- Network Engineering
Background:
- Smart cities rely on interconnected technologies like IoT and 5G, generating vast data over public networks.
- This massive data exchange is vulnerable to security and privacy threats, with existing solutions often being computationally intensive or insecure.
- Current cryptographic methods like bilinear pairings and blockchain present performance challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a secure and energy-efficient authentication scheme for smart city environments.
- To address the security and privacy vulnerabilities inherent in large-scale interconnected systems.
- To propose an alternative to computationally expensive cryptographic techniques.
Main Methods:
- Leveraging biometrics for inherent security due to difficulty in reproduction.
- Utilizing error correction codes and fuzzy commitment schemes for robust data handling.
- Formal security analysis using Burrows-Abadi-Needham logic and evaluation under the Canetti and Krawczyk attack model.
Main Results:
- The proposed scheme achieves strong mutual authentication between communicating entities.
- Demonstrated mitigation of various attacks including de-synchronization, eavesdropping, session hijacking, forgery, and side-channeling.
- Achieved a 20.7% reduction in computation overheads compared to state-of-the-art protocols.
Conclusions:
- The developed scheme offers a secure and energy-efficient authentication solution for smart cities.
- Biometrics and error correction codes provide a robust defense against common cyber threats.
- The protocol's efficiency and security make it a viable advancement for smart city infrastructure.
