A Secure and Efficient Authentication Scheme with Privacy Protection for Internet of Medical Things

Area of Science:

• Computer Science
• Healthcare Technology
• Cybersecurity

Background:

• The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) is key to Healthcare 4.0, promising improved quality and reduced costs.
• Existing privacy-preserving authentication schemes for IoMT face security and performance issues.
• These shortcomings limit the practical, real-world application of IoMT.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop a novel, practical IoMT-based smart healthcare system.
• To address the security and performance limitations of current authentication methods.
• To enhance the reliability and efficiency of connected healthcare.

Main Methods:

• Implemented a pairing-free certificateless signature scheme.
• Integrated a hash-based message authentication code (HMAC).
• Conducted formal security proofs and performance analysis.

Main Results:

• The proposed system demonstrates enhanced security against potential threats.
• Achieved desirable computational efficiency.
• Maintained excellent communication efficiency.

Conclusions:

• The novel IoMT system offers a practical solution for secure smart healthcare.
• The pairing-free certificateless signature and HMAC approach improves upon existing methods.
• This advancement supports the secure and efficient implementation of Healthcare 4.0.