SE-VFC: A Secure Framework for Computation Outsourcing in Vehicular Fog Computing Environments

Abstract

Abstract: SE-VFC is a proposed computing scheme that addresses the challenge of providing secure and efficient outsourcing computing in vehicular fog computing. Vehicular fog computing is a paradigm that involves the utilization of computing resources in vehicles to provide various computing services to end- users. However, since fog vehicles may be untrusted, there is a potential for malicious operations that can cause serious accidents. To address this challenge, SE-VFC proposes the use of a secure and efficient outsourcing computing scheme that involves fog vehicles with computing resources. The scheme utilizes lightweight Boneh-Lynn-Shacham (BLS) signature and group signature for batch anonymous authentication of fog vehicles while preserving their privacy in multiple outsourcing tasks. This means that fog vehicles are authenticated and verified without revealing their identities, which helps to protect their privacy. Additionally, SE-VFC ensures the correctness of the computing results by verifying them. This helps to ensure that the results produced are accurate and reliable. Compared to existing schemes, SE-VFC has relatively low communication and computation overhead, making it efficient for batch authentication in multiple computing tasks. The effectiveness and practicality of the proposed scheme have been verified through extensive simulation results. Overall, SE-VFC is an important contribution to the field of vehicular fog computing, as it addresses the challenge of providing secure and efficient outsourcing computing while also ensuring the privacy and correctness of the computing results.