Abstract
The high level of security requirements and low capabilities of constrained devices that are connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) constitute a new challenge in terms of proposing an authentication solution that deals with the problem of energy constraints. The Host Identity Protocol Diet EXchange (HIP DEX) is primarily designed to be suitable for constrained devices and designed to be resistant to Denial of Service (DoS) and man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks. In this paper, we propose an efficient saving energy solution to secure end-to-end (E2E) communications based on the compression of the IPv6 over Low Power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN) header for HIP DEX packets. We implement our solution in an IoT based-WSN over Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) in the application layer and Routing Protocol for Low power and lossy networks (RPL) in the routing layer. We also propose a novel distribution model that minimizes the number of signaling messages. Both proposed compression and distribution models for HIP DEX combined with an original implementation of an opportunistic association establishment of the handshake, constitute an efficient security solution for IoT. We called our solution Lightweight Compressed HIP DEX in the IoT (LC-DEX).
Highlights
Wireless Sensor Networks based-Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming a part of our daily life and activities because of the emerging technologies and smart applications that deal with human necessities
Since it is more legitimate to optimize an IoT-designed protocol than working on existing Internet standards, our effort focuses on the quick authentication process to access a Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) integrated into IoT based on Host Identity Protocol Diet EXchange (HIP DEX) protocol
We presented an efficient authentication solution based on the HIP DEX
Summary
Wireless Sensor Networks based-IoT is becoming a part of our daily life and activities because of the emerging technologies and smart applications that deal with human necessities. A minimization of the optional signaling packets (NOTIFY and CLOSE_ACK) and a proposition of a replacement technique in a novel distribution model; An efficient minimization in the overall E2E transmission delays of the HIP DEX handshake; An important reduction on the computational and communication energy costs of the handshake; Alleviation of HIP peers from the scalar multiplication of the key generation by the integration of a trust third party; Proposition of a new lightweight security association establishment scheme for LCDEX; Proposition of a HIP DEX opportunistic mode during handshake packets’ exchange with the introduction of a Domain Name System service; Studies of the security threats and requirements of the proposed solution.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.