Faster RFID Authentication Scheme Based on ECC for Improving the Security in IoT Environment

Abstract

Today, the security of the Internet of Things (IoT) represents an emergent research field which has attracted much attention from research communities. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is an important part of the IoT environment. Therefore, a key concern for the security of the IoT is how to handle the security issue in RFID systems. The RFID authentication protocol is a crucial cryptographic mechanism for maintaining communication security between the tag and the server. Recently, RFID authentication protocols based on ECC (Elliptic curve cryptography) have been widely studied because they could offer greater security features than traditional RFID authentication. This paper introduces a novel scheme with improved security level based on ECC for RFID authentication mechanism. The proposed method maintains security between different components of RFID system. The experimental results show that the proposed scheme is more secure and has less computational cost than other existing methods. Furthermore, the proposed scheme will not only enhance the security of information but also save computation time and reduce power requirements, which will find its suitability for most applications of IoT.