Challenges faced by the IoT, including Cybersecurity and the security requirements addressed by cryptography.
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IoT is becoming more common and popular due to its wide range of applications in various domains. They collect data from the real environment and transfer it over the net...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
IoT is becoming more common and popular due to its wide range of applications in various domains. They collect data from the real environment and transfer it over the networks. There are many challenges while deploying IoT in a real-world, varying from tiny sensors to servers. Security is considered as the number one challenge in IoT deployments, as most of the IoT devices are physically accessible in the real world and many of them are limited in resources (such as energy, memory, processing power and even physical space). In this paper, we are focusing on these resource-constrained IoT devices (such as RFID tags, sensors, smart cards, etc.) as securing them in such circumstances is a challenging task. The communication from such devices can be secured by a mean of lightweight cryptography, a lighter version of cryptography. More than fifty lightweight cryptography (plain encryption) algorithms are available in the market with a focus on a specific application(s), and another 57 algorithms have been submitted by the researchers to the NIST competition recently. To provide a holistic view of the area, in this paper, we have compared the existing algorithms in terms of implementation cost, hardware and software performances and attack resistance properties. Also, we have discussed the demand and a direction for new research in the area of lightweight cryptography to optimize balance amongst cost, performance and security.
Challenges faced by the IoT, including Cybersecurity and the security requirements addressed by cryptography.
Published in: IEEE Access ( Volume: 9)
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School of Computing, Engineering, and Digital Technologies, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, U.K.
Vishal A. Thakor is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in lightweight cryptography to improve security in resource-constrained IoT devices from Teesside University, U.K. He is also working as a part-time Lecturer with Teesside University. He is having more than ten years of teaching and around more than two years of industrial experience. Along with his passion to teach, he loves coding using C/C++, VB, C#, and Python. H...Show More
Vishal A. Thakor is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in lightweight cryptography to improve security in resource-constrained IoT devices from Teesside University, U.K. He is also working as a part-time Lecturer with Teesside University. He is having more than ten years of teaching and around more than two years of industrial experience. Along with his passion to teach, he loves coding using C/C++, VB, C#, and Python. H...View more
School of Computing, Engineering, and Digital Technologies, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, U.K.
Mohammad Abdur Razzaque (Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree from UCD, Ireland. He worked as a Senior Research Fellow with the Trinity College Dublin, from October 2014 to January 2018, and a Senior Lecturer with UTM, Malaysia, from September 2011 to September 2014. He is currently a Senior Lecturer with the School of Computing, Engineering, and Digital Technologies, Teesside University. His research interests include...Show More
Mohammad Abdur Razzaque (Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree from UCD, Ireland. He worked as a Senior Research Fellow with the Trinity College Dublin, from October 2014 to January 2018, and a Senior Lecturer with UTM, Malaysia, from September 2011 to September 2014. He is currently a Senior Lecturer with the School of Computing, Engineering, and Digital Technologies, Teesside University. His research interests include...View more
School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, U.K.
Muhammad R. A. Khandaker (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree from Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia. He worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with University College London, U.K., in July 2013 to June 2018. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University. He is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, IEEE Comm...Show More
Muhammad R. A. Khandaker (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree from Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia. He worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with University College London, U.K., in July 2013 to June 2018. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University. He is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, IEEE Comm...View more
Contents School of Computing, Engineering, and Digital Technologies, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, U.K.
Vishal A. Thakor is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in lightweight cryptography to improve security in resource-constrained IoT devices from Teesside University, U.K. He is also working as a part-time Lecturer with Teesside University. He is having more than ten years of teaching and around more than two years of industrial experience. Along with his passion to teach, he loves coding using C/C++, VB, C#, and Python. His areas of research interests include information security, cyber security, computer networks, algorithm design, data structure, the Internet of Things, and also Web designing. He is a lifetime member of Computer Society of India (CSI), India.
Vishal A. Thakor is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in lightweight cryptography to improve security in resource-constrained IoT devices from Teesside University, U.K. He is also working as a part-time Lecturer with Teesside University. He is having more than ten years of teaching and around more than two years of industrial experience. Along with his passion to teach, he loves coding using C/C++, VB, C#, and Python. His areas of research interests include information security, cyber security, computer networks, algorithm design, data structure, the Internet of Things, and also Web designing. He is a lifetime member of Computer Society of India (CSI), India.View more
School of Computing, Engineering, and Digital Technologies, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, U.K.
Mohammad Abdur Razzaque (Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree from UCD, Ireland. He worked as a Senior Research Fellow with the Trinity College Dublin, from October 2014 to January 2018, and a Senior Lecturer with UTM, Malaysia, from September 2011 to September 2014. He is currently a Senior Lecturer with the School of Computing, Engineering, and Digital Technologies, Teesside University. His research interests include centered on end-to-end IoT solutions and cybersecurity. He is an Editor of the International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks and IoT Journal.
Mohammad Abdur Razzaque (Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree from UCD, Ireland. He worked as a Senior Research Fellow with the Trinity College Dublin, from October 2014 to January 2018, and a Senior Lecturer with UTM, Malaysia, from September 2011 to September 2014. He is currently a Senior Lecturer with the School of Computing, Engineering, and Digital Technologies, Teesside University. His research interests include centered on end-to-end IoT solutions and cybersecurity. He is an Editor of the International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks and IoT Journal.View more
School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, U.K.
Muhammad R. A. Khandaker (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree from Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia. He worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with University College London, U.K., in July 2013 to June 2018. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University. He is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, IEEE Communications Letters, and IEEE Access.
Muhammad R. A. Khandaker (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. degree from Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia. He worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with University College London, U.K., in July 2013 to June 2018. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University. He is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, IEEE Communications Letters, and IEEE Access.View more