Lightweight KPABE Architecture Enabled in Mesh Networked Resource-Constrained IoT Devices
Author | Hijawi, Ula |
Author | Unal, Devrim |
Author | Hamila, Ridha |
Author | Gastli, Adel |
Author | Ellabban, Omar |
Available date | 2022-11-23T11:25:31Z |
Publication Date | 2021 |
Publication Name | IEEE Access |
Resource | Scopus |
Resource | 2-s2.0-85099090478 |
Abstract | Internet of Things (IoT) environments are widely employed in industrial applications including intelligent transportation systems, healthcare systems, and building energy management systems. For such environments of highly sensitive data, adapting scalable and flexible communication with efficient security is vital. Research investigated wireless Ad-hoc/mesh networking, while Attribute Based Encryption (ABE) schemes have been highly recommended for IoT. However, a combined implementation of both mesh networking and Key-Policy Attribute Based Encryption (KPABE) on resource-constrained devices has been rarely addressed. Hence, in this work, an integrated system that deploys a lightweight KPABE security built on wireless mesh networking is proposed. Implementation results show that the proposed system ensures flexibility and scalability of self-forming and cooperative mesh networking in addition to a fine-grained security access structure for IoT nodes. Moreover, the work introduces a case study of an enabled scenario at a school building for optimizing energy efficiency, in which the proposed integrated system architecture is deployed on IoT sensing and actuating devices. Therefore, the encryption attributes and access policy are well-defined, and can be adopted in relevant IoT applications. 2013 IEEE. |
Sponsor | This publication was made possible by the National Priority Research Program (NPRP) grant [NPRP10-1203-160008] from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of Qatar Foundation) and the co-funding by the IBERDROLA QSTP LLC. The publication of this article was funded by the Qatar National Library. The findings achieved herein are solely the responsibility of the authors. |
Language | en |
Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
Subject | Attribute based encryption constrained-resources cybersecurity elliptic curves cryptography Internet of Things mesh networking |
Type | Article |
Pagination | 5640-5650 |
Volume Number | 9 |
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