Secure Communication for Connected Vehicles Safety Applications

Connected vehicles safety applications are in-vehicle applications aim to improve road safety by assisting, complementing or enhancing driver's alertness and decision making during a driving experience. Safety messages are transmitted among connected vehicles to avoid accidents and minimise the number of casualties due to road accidents. Hence, these applications have stringent security requirements especially on the network availability. In the absence of secure network availability, critical safety messages will not be transmitted and shared. This paper explores the secure communication aspects for connected vehicles safety applications and propose a framework to protect vehicular communication from Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) attacks.