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Identity-Based Efficient Secure Data Communication Protocol for Hierarchical Sensor Groups in Smart Grid.

Yun Feng¹, Yi Sun², Yongfeng Cao¹

¹China Electric Power Research Institute, Beijing 100192, China.

Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)

|August 28, 2025

Summary

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This study introduces a new secure communication protocol for smart grids, balancing security and sensor limitations. It enhances data sharing efficiency and protects against attacks, improving system integrity.

Keywords:

dynamic key management hierarchical sensors identity-based encryption lightweight authentication smart grid

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Area of Science:

Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Cybersecurity

Background:

Smart grids require secure and efficient data communication for hierarchical sensor devices.
Existing protocols struggle to balance security needs with the resource constraints of terminal sensors.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a novel identity-based secure data communication protocol for hierarchical sensor groups in smart grids.
To enhance data sharing, reduce computational overhead, and maintain security in evolving sensor networks.

Main Methods:

Integration of symmetric and asymmetric encryption.
Utilization of Bloom filters for lightweight identity encoding.
Implementation of a cloud-assisted pre-authentication mechanism.
Design of a dynamic group key update scheme for forward and backward security.

Main Results:

Protocol is resistant to replay and impersonation attacks.
Significant improvements in computational and communication efficiency compared to existing methods.
Reductions achieved: 73.94% in authentication computation cost, 37.77% in encryption, 55.75% in decryption, and 79.98% in communication overhead.

Conclusions:

The proposed protocol effectively addresses the security and efficiency challenges in smart grid sensor networks.
It offers a practical solution for secure and efficient data communication in hierarchical sensor environments.
The protocol demonstrates superior performance and robust security features.