Authentication and key management for Advanced Metering Infrastructures utilizing physically unclonable functions

Nabeel, Mohamed; Kerr, Sam; Ding, Xiaoyu; Bertino, Elisa

doi:10.1109/smartgridcomm.2012.6486004

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“…They utilize the Diffie-Hellman key and RC4-based hash function to secure authentication and assure the integrity of messages between the central hub and remote devices. In addition, Mohamed Nabeel et al proposed a method based on the Physically Unclonable Function (PUF), to provide better hardware authentication for a smart meter [32]. Moreover, Eun-Kyu Lee et al provide availability using a Frequency Quorum Rendezvous (FQR) technique [33].…”

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SH-SecNet: An Enhanced Secure Network Architecture for the Diagnosis of Security Threats in a Smart Home

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Abstract:The growing demand for an independent and comfortable lifestyle has motivated the development of the smart home, and providing security is a major challenge for developers and security analysts. Enhancing security in the home environment has been recognized as one of the main obstacles to realizing the vision of creating energy-efficient smart homes and buildings. Understanding the risks associated with the use and potential exploitation of information about homes, end-users, and partners, as well as forming techniques for integrating security assessments into the design, is not straightforward. To address this challenge, we propose enhanced secure network architecture (SH-SecNet) for the diagnosis of security threats in the smart home. In our architecture, we use the Multivariate Correlation Analysis (MCA) technique to analyze the network flow packet in the network layer, as this classifies the network traffic by extracting the correlation between network traffic features. We evaluated the performance of our architecture with respect to various parameters, such as CPU utilization, throughput, round trip time, and accuracy. The result of the evaluation shows that our architecture is efficient and accurate in detecting and mitigating attacks in the smart home network with a low performance overhead.

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“…Mohamed Nabeel et al proposed a method based on the Physically Unclonable Function (PUF), to provide better hardware authentication for a smart meter [32]. They utilized effective key management to ensure integrity and confidentiality between the smart meter and utility.…”

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SH-SecNet: An Enhanced Secure Network Architecture for the Diagnosis of Security Threats in a Smart Home

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“…in [55], propose the use of Physically Unclonable Function (PUF) modules within meters for achieving strong hardware based authentication of smart meters and efficient key management. Key management guarantees the confidentiality and integrity of messages transmitted from smart meters to the utility and vice versa.…”

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Survey in Smart Grid and Smart Home Security: Issues, Challenges and Countermeasures

Komninos

Philippou²,

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2014

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This is the unspecified version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Permanent repository link:http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/3734/ Link to published version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ COMST.2014.2320093 Copyright and reuse: City Research Online aims to make research outputs of City, University of London available to a wider audience. Copyright and Moral Rights remain with the author(s) and/or copyright holders. URLs from City Research Online may be freely distributed and linked to. City Research Online: http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/ publications@city.ac.ukCity Research Online  Abstract-The electricity industry is now at the verge of a new era. An era that promises, through the evolution of the existing electrical grids to Smart Grids, more efficient and effective power management, better reliability, reduced production costs and more environmentally friendly energy generation. Numerous initiatives across the globe, led by both industry and academia, reflect the mounting interest around the enormous benefits but also the great risks introduced by this evolution. This paper focuses on issues related to the security of the Smart Grid and the Smart Home, which we present as an integral part of the Smart Grid. Based on several scenarios we aim to present some of the most representative threats to the Smart Home / Smart Grid environment. The threats detected are categorized according to specific security goals set for the Smart Home/Smart Grid environment and their impact on the overall system security is evaluated. A review of contemporary literature is then conducted with the aim of presenting promising security countermeasures with respect to the identified specific security goals for each presented scenario. An effort to shed light on open issues and future research directions concludes the paper. Index Terms-Smart Grids, Smart Homes, Security, Countermeasures, Challenges I. INTRODUCTIONThe electric power infrastructure as we know it today has managed to serve our needs successfully, almost unchanged, for nearly a century; revolutionizing almost every aspect of our lives. However, as this infrastructure is inevitably aging it becomes increasingly less efficient, repeatedly running up against its limitations and constantly straining to keep up with our ever-increasing requirements. Needs for reliability, scalability, manageability, environmentally friendly energy generation, interoperability and cost effectiveness, bring forward the necessity for a modernized and intelligent grid for tomorrow; a new, reliable, efficient, flexible and secure energy infrastructure, known as the Smart Grid [1].Through the incorporation of advanced power system electronics, networking and communication technologies the Smart Grid is envisioned to significantly enhance the existing electric grid. Allowing for more accurate real-time monitoring, ensuring the optimization of power flows and enabling for two-way communication between the utility and customer sides while pointing th...

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“…Indeed, the actual frontier is the inclusion of analog and mixed-signals blocks into the "digital-only" FPGA technology. Interesting to notice, the use of FPGA also paves the way to the implementation of physically unclonable functions for securing the smart meter itself [25].…”

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Enhanced software defined meter for smart utility networks

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Authentication and key management for Advanced Metering Infrastructures utilizing physically unclonable functions

Cited by 55 publications

References 15 publications

SH-SecNet: An Enhanced Secure Network Architecture for the Diagnosis of Security Threats in a Smart Home

SH-SecNet: An Enhanced Secure Network Architecture for the Diagnosis of Security Threats in a Smart Home

Survey in Smart Grid and Smart Home Security: Issues, Challenges and Countermeasures

Enhanced software defined meter for smart utility networks

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