Access Authentication Via Blockchain in Space Information Network

Arshad, Muhammad; Jianwei, Liu; Khalid, Muhammad; Khalid, Waqar; Cao, Yue; Khan, Fakhri Alam

Abstract

These authors contributed equally to this work. Abstract Space Information Network (SIN) has significant benefits of providing communication anywhere at any time. This feature offers an innovative way for conventional wireless customers to access enhanced internet services by using SIN. However, SIN's characteristics, such as naked links and maximum signal latency, make it difficult to design efficient security and routing protocols, etc. Similarly, existing SIN authentication techniques can't satisfy all of the essentials for secure communication, such as privacy leaks or rising authentication latency. The article aims to develop a novel blockchain-based access authentication mechanism for SIN. The proposed scheme uses a blockchain application, which has offered anonymity to mobile users while considering the satellites' limited processing capacity. The proposed scheme uses a blockchain application, which offers anonymity to mobile users while considering the satellites' limited processing capacity. The SIN gains the likelihood of far greater computational capacity devices as technology evolves. Since authenticating in SIN, the technique comprises three entities: low Earth orbit, mobile user, and network control centre. The proposed mutual authentication mechanism avoids the requirement of a ground station, resulting in less latency and overhead during mobile user authentication. Finally, the new blockchain-based authentication approach is being evaluated with AVISPA, a formal security tool. The simulation and performance study results illustrate that the proposed technique delivers efficient security characteristics such as low authentication latency, minimal signal overhead and less computational cost with group authentication.

Citation

Arshad, M., Jianwei, L., Khalid, M., Khalid, W., Cao, Y., & Khan, F. A. (2024). Access Authentication Via Blockchain in Space Information Network. PLoS ONE, 19(3), Article e0291236. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291236

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 21, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Mar 7, 2024
• Publication Date: Mar 7, 2024
• Deposit Date: Jan 28, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 8, 2024
• Journal: PLoS ONE
• Print ISSN: 1932-6203
• Publisher: Public Library of Science
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 3
• Article Number: e0291236
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291236
• Keywords: Access Authentication; Mobile User; Space Access Point; Network Control Centre; 2 Space Information Network; Blockchain 3
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4469246