Dynamic attribute based vehicle authentication

Shlomi Dolev, Lukasz Krzywiecki, Nisha Panwar, Michael Segal

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6 Scopus citations

Abstract

In the near future, vehicles will establish a spontaneous connection over a wireless radio channel, coordinating actions and information. Security infrastructure is most important in such a hazardous scope of vehicles communication for coordinating actions and avoiding accidents on the roads. One of the first security issues that need to be established is authentication. Vehicle authentication with visual binding prior to establishing a wireless radio channel of communication is useful only when the vehicles possess unique visual attributes. These vehicle static attributes (e.g., Licence number, brand and color) are certified together with the vehicle public key. Therefore, we consider the case of multiple malicious vehicles with identical visual static attributes. Apparently, dynamic attributes (e.g., Location and direction) can uniquely define a vehicle and can be utilized to resolve the true identity of vehicles. However, unlike static attributes, dynamic attributes cannot be signed by a trusted authority beforehand. We propose an approach to verify the coupling between non-certified dynamic attributes and certified static attributes on an auxiliary communication channel, for example, a modulated laser beam. Furthermore, we illustrate that the proposed approach can be used to facilitate the usage of existing authentication protocols such as NAXOS, in the new scope of ad-hoc vehicle networks.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2014 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications, NCA 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages1-7
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781479953936
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 14 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2014 13th IEEE International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications, NCA 2014 - Cambridge, United States
Duration: Aug 21 2014Aug 23 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2014 IEEE 13th International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications, NCA 2014

Conference

Conference2014 13th IEEE International Symposium on Network Computing and Applications, NCA 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityCambridge
Period8/21/148/23/14

Keywords

  • Certificate authority
  • security
  • vehicular networks

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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