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- Sunil Gupta
(School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun 248007, India)
- Fares Alharbi
(Department of Computer Science, College of Computing and IT, Shaqra University, Shaqra 15526, Saudi Arabia)
- Reem Alshahrani
(Department of Computer Science, College of Computers and IT, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia)
- Pradeep Kumar Arya
(Department of Computer Science and Engineering, BML Munjal University, Gurgaon 122413, India)
- Sonali Vyas
(School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun 248007, India)
- Dalia H. Elkamchouchi
(Department of Information Technology, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia)
- Ben Othman Soufiene
(PRINCE Laboratory Research, ISITcom, Hammam Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse 4000, Tunisia)
Abstract
A smart city is a concept that leverages technology to improve the quality of life for citizens, enhance sustainability, and streamline urban services. The goal of a smart city is to use data and technology to manage resources and assets efficiently, make informed decisions, and create a more livable and thriving city for its residents. Smart cities rely on a range of technologies including the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data analytics, and cloud computing to gather, process, and analyze data from various sources. The aim is to create a city that is more connected, responsive, and sustainable, and that provides its residents with a better quality of life, opportunities, and services. A secure and efficient message communication protocol for sensitive information and real-time communication is critical for the functioning of a smart city environment. The main findings of this paper are to develop a new authentication protocol that meets the specific requirements and constraints of smart city applications. The message communication between smart cities is conducted with the help of a gateway. The challenge in constructing a working, viable infrastructure for a smart city is to provide secure authentication for message communication between the user and gateway node in one network, and the gateway node of one network to the gateway node of the other network. The objective for doing research to develop an authentication protocol that ensures the privacy and security of data transmitted in smart city applications while maintaining a lightweight and efficient design. This paper proposes a secure authentication protocol and key establishment scheme for access to the application in smart cities to make feasible access through the IoT environment. The proposed protocol ensures the mutual authentication between user and gateways, and the security analysis shows that the proposed protocol is effective against energy consumption and have less computational cost. The performance of the proposed method is analyzed and tested using BAN Logic and AVISPA security verification to confirm the authenticity of the security protocol. We do compare with past studies of which our proposed method outperformed.
Suggested Citation
Sunil Gupta & Fares Alharbi & Reem Alshahrani & Pradeep Kumar Arya & Sonali Vyas & Dalia H. Elkamchouchi & Ben Othman Soufiene, 2023.
"Secure and Lightweight Authentication Protocol for Privacy Preserving Communications in Smart City Applications,"
Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(6), pages 1-21, March.
Handle:
RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:6:p:5346-:d:1100177
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