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Non-interactive zero knowledge proofs for the authentication of IoT devices in reduced connectivity environments

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Walshe, Marcus, Epiphaniou, Gregory, Al-Khateeb, Haider, Hammoudeh, Mohammad, Katos, Vasilios and Dehghantanha, Ali (2019) Non-interactive zero knowledge proofs for the authentication of IoT devices in reduced connectivity environments. Ad Hoc Networks, 95 . 101988. doi:10.1016/j.adhoc.2019.101988 (In Press)

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Abstract

Current authentication protocols seek to establish authenticated sessions over insecure channels while maintaining a small footprint considering the energy consumption and computational overheads. Traditional authentication schemes must store a form of authentication data on the devices, putting this data at risk. Approaches based on purely public/private key infrastructure come with additional computation and maintenance costs. This work proposes a novel non-interactive zero-knowledge (NIZKP) authentication protocol that incorporates the limiting factors in IoT communication devices and sensors. Our protocol considers the inherent network instability and replaces the ZKP NP-hard problem using the Merkle tree structure for the creation of the authentication challenge. A series of simulations evaluate the performance of NIZKP against traditional ZKP approaches based on graph isomorphism. A set of performance metrics has been used, namely the channel rounds for client authentication, effects of the authentication processes, and the protocol interactions to determine areas of improvements. The simulation results indicate empirical evidence for the suitability of our NIKP approach for authentication purposes in resource-constrained IoT environments.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Science > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Internet of things, Wireless sensor networks, Proof theory -- Data processing
Journal or Publication Title: Ad Hoc Networks
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 15708705
Official Date: December 2019
Dates:
DateEvent
December 2019Published
21 August 2019Available
20 August 2019Accepted
Date of first compliant deposit: 30 April 2020
Volume: 95
Article Number: 101988
DOI: 10.1016/j.adhoc.2019.101988
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: In Press
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access

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