Personalized Context-Aware Authentication Protocols in IoT

The IoT is a specific type of network with its own communication challenges. There are a multitude of low-power devices monitoring the environment. Thus, the need for authentication may be addressed by many available sensors but should be performed on the fly and use the personal characteristics of...

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Published inApplied sciences Vol. 13; no. 7; p. 4216
Main Authors Bułat, Radosław, Ogiela, Marek R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.04.2023
Subjects
Access control
Algorithms
Authentication
Automation
Availability
Biometrics
Computation
Cryptography
Customization
Digital signatures
Environmental monitoring
Eye movements
Global positioning systems
GPS
Internet of Things
IoT
Methods
Personal identification numbers
Personal information
personalized algorithms
Power management
Sensors
Steganography
Voice recognition
Wide area networks
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Summary:The IoT is a specific type of network with its own communication challenges. There are a multitude of low-power devices monitoring the environment. Thus, the need for authentication may be addressed by many available sensors but should be performed on the fly and use the personal characteristics of the device’s owner. Thus, a review and a study of the available authentication methods were performed for use in such a context, and as a result, a preliminary algorithm was proposed as a solution. The algorithm utilizes a variety of independent factors, including the user’s personal characteristics, knowledge, the context in which the authentication is taking place, and the use of steganography, to authenticate users in the dispersed environment. This algorithm encodes all of these factors into a single data vector, which is then used to verify the user’s identity or as a digital signature. Using this personalized context-aware protocol, it is possible to increase the reliability of authentication, given the emphasis on usability in low-computing-power but highly sensor-infused environments and devices. Although more testing is needed to optimize it as an industry solution, personalized protocols seem to have a future in the IoT world.
ISSN:2076-3417
2076-3417
DOI:10.3390/app13074216