An Anonymous Certificateless Signcryption Scheme for Secure and Efficient Deployment of Internet of Vehicles

Insaf Ullah, Muhammad Asghar Khan, Mohammed H. Alsharif and Rosdiadee Nordin
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Insaf Ullah: Hamdard Institute of Engineering & Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Muhammad Asghar Khan: Hamdard Institute of Engineering & Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Mohammed H. Alsharif: Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sejong University, 209 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05006, Korea
Rosdiadee Nordin: Department of Electrical, Electronic & Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 19, 1-19

Abstract: Internet of Vehicles (IoV) is a specialized breed of Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs) in which each entity of the system can be connected to the internet. In the provision of potentially vital services, IoV transmits a large amount of confidential data through networks, posing various security and privacy concerns. Moreover, the possibility of cyber-attacks is comparatively higher when data transmission takes place more frequently through various nodes of IoV systems. It is a serious concern for vehicle users, which can sometimes lead to life-threatening situations. The primary security issue in the provision of secure communication services for vehicles is to ensure the credibility of the transmitted message on an open wireless channel. Then, receiver anonymity is another important issue, i.e., only the sender knows the identities of the receivers. To guarantee these security requirements, in this research work, we propose an anonymous certificateless signcryption scheme for IoV on the basis of the Hyperelliptic Curve (HEC). The proposed scheme guarantees formal security analysis under the Random Oracle Model (ROM) for confidentiality, unforgeability, and receiver anonymity. The findings show that the proposed scheme promises better security and reduces the costs of computation and communication.

Keywords: Internet of Things; Internet of Vehicles; security; hyperelliptic curve; random oracle model (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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