A Chain Based Signature Scheme for Uplink and Downlink Communications in AMI Networks

Samer Khasawneh; Michel Kadoch

Smart Grid and Internet of Things. Second EAI International Conference, SGIoT 2018, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada, July 11, 2018, Proceedings

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A Chain Based Signature Scheme for Uplink and Downlink Communications in AMI Networks

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-05928-6_9,
    author={Samer Khasawneh and Michel Kadoch},
    title={A Chain Based Signature Scheme for Uplink and Downlink Communications in AMI Networks},
    proceedings={Smart Grid and Internet of Things. Second EAI International Conference, SGIoT 2018, Niagara Falls, ON, Canada, July 11, 2018, Proceedings},
    proceedings_a={SGIOT},
    year={2019},
    month={1},
    keywords={Smart grid AMI network Security Chain based signature},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-030-05928-6_9}
}

Samer Khasawneh
Michel Kadoch
Year: 2019
A Chain Based Signature Scheme for Uplink and Downlink Communications in AMI Networks
SGIOT
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-05928-6_9

Samer Khasawneh¹^,*, Michel Kadoch¹^,*

1: University of Quebec

*Contact email: samer.khasawneh.1@ens.etsmtl.ca, michel.kadoch@etsmtl.ca

Abstract

Smart grid is an electric infrastructure that makes extensive use of communication and information technology making it a surface for numerous cyber-security threats. In this research, we propose an authentication scheme for downlink and uplink communications in the advanced metering infrastructure network. The proposal is based on chain based signature with some modifications to tackle its computation and storage overhead. Besides, the proposal integrates symmetric encryption with the signature scheme to ensure data privacy and confidentiality. Our analysis proves that the proposed scheme is resilient against numerous known attacks and is efficient in terms of computation cost and ciphertext size.

Keywords: Smart grid AMI network Security Chain based signature

Published: 2019-01-04
Appears in: SpringerLink

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05928-6_9