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Mutual Authentication Protocol in a Distributed Heterogeneous Environment: A Blockchain-Based Approach

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Emerging Networking Architecture and Technologies (ICENAT 2022)

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Abstract

Most of the existing identity-based authentication solutions rely on a centralized key generation center, resulting in the potential risk of single point of failure. Furthermore, there is a lack of heterogeneous authentication schemes that can realize authentication between users in different cryptosystems. In this study, we first present an identity-based authentication protocol with distributed authorization centers based upon blockchain. Next, we extend our fundamental protocol to a heterogeneous environment by considering the mutual authentication between the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)-based and the identity-based systems. Finally, the proposed work is validated through the comparisons with the benchmarks.

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Acknowledgment

This work is supported by the science and technology project in State Grid Corporation of China entitled “Research on Information Security Supporting and Identity Management Key Technologies for Energy and Power Blockchains” (Grant No. 5700-202158411A-0–0-00).

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  1. Artificial Intelligence on Electric Power System State Grid Corporation Joint Laboratory, State Grid Smart Grid Research Institute Co., Ltd., Beijing, 102209, China

    Ningyu An, Xiao Liang & Xuan Wang

  2. School of Control and Computer Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, China

    Ruimiao Wang & Zhitao Guan

  3. Department of Finance, Operations, and Information Systems (FOIS), Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada

    Shuai Yuan

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An, N., Liang, X., Wang, X., Wang, R., Yuan, S., Guan, Z. (2023). Mutual Authentication Protocol in a Distributed Heterogeneous Environment: A Blockchain-Based Approach. In: Quan, W. (eds) Emerging Networking Architecture and Technologies. ICENAT 2022. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1696. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9697-9_13

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