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Secure Authenticated Key Exchange for Enhancing the Security of Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks

Alzahrani, Sarah Mohammed
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1651846440659991

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2022, Master of Science in Cyber Security (M.S.C.S.), Wright State University, Computer Science.
The current Routing Protocol for Low Power and Lossy Networks (RPL) standard provides three security modes Unsecured Mode (UM), Preinstalled Secure Mode (PSM), and Authenticated Secure Mode (ASM). The PSM and ASM are designed to prevent external routing attacks and specific replay attacks through an optional replay protection mechanism. RPL's PSM mode does not support key replacement when a malicious party obtains the key via differential cryptanalysis since it considers the key to be provided to nodes during the configuration of the network. This thesis presents an approach to implementing a secure authenticated key exchange mechanism for RPL, which ensures the integrity and authentication of the received key while providing tamper-proof data communication for IoTs in insecure circumstances. Moreover, the proposed approach allows the key to be updated regularly, preventing an attacker from obtaining the key through differential cryptanalysis. However, it is observed that the proposed solution imposes an increase in the cost of communication, computation, power consumption, and memory usage for the network nodes.
Bin Wang, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Zhiqiang Wu, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Meilin Liu, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
57 p.
Computer Science
Internet of things; networked resource-constrained devices; RPL routing protocol; low-power and lossy networks LLN; message integrity; message confidentiality; key management

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  • Alzahrani, S. M. (2022). Secure Authenticated Key Exchange for Enhancing the Security of Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks [Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1651846440659991

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Alzahrani, Sarah. Secure Authenticated Key Exchange for Enhancing the Security of Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks. 2022. Wright State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1651846440659991.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Alzahrani, Sarah. "Secure Authenticated Key Exchange for Enhancing the Security of Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks." Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1651846440659991

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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