Toward Enforcing Security in Smart Homes Using a Trust-Based Scheme

MBAREK, Bacem, Jabeur NAFAA and Tomáš PITNER. Toward Enforcing Security in Smart Homes Using a Trust-Based Scheme. Online. In AINA Workshops 2020. Caserta, Italy: Springer, 2020, p. 149-158. ISBN 978-3-030-44037-4. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44038-1_14.

Basic information

• Original name: Toward Enforcing Security in Smart Homes Using a Trust-Based Scheme
• Authors: MBAREK, Bacem (788 Tunisia, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Jabeur NAFAA and Tomáš PITNER (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Caserta, Italy, AINA Workshops 2020, p. 149-158, 10 pp. 2020.
• Publisher: Springer

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Proceedings paper
• Field of Study: 10201 Computer sciences, information science, bioinformatics
• Country of publisher: United States of America
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• Publication form: electronic version available online
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14330/20:00115248
• Organization unit: Faculty of Informatics
• ISBN: 978-3-030-44037-4
• ISSN: 2194-5357
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44038-1_14
• Keywords in English: Authentication; RFID; Security; Trust
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

Thanks to the huge progress in miniaturization, communication technologies, and mobile computing, smart homes are becoming increasingly popular. In order to manage the related facilities and provide the expected services, dedicated systems are commonly using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) devices. However, these devices are still prone to security breaches and consequently pose threats to privacy. Effective solutions are, therefore, urgently needed to address these deficiencies. Within this context, we are proposing in this paper a security authentication scheme based on trust evaluation to detect counterfeit tags and prevent attacks like jamming and cloning. Our scheme, called Trust-Based Authentication (TBA), is particularly using trusts derived from historical transactions between RFID readers and RFID tags as well as trusts obtained from other readers as recommendations. Our simulation results show promising results in terms of replica detection and failure rates.