IoT Edge Device Security: An Efficient Lightweight Authenticated Encryption Scheme Based on LED and PHOTON
IoT devices and embedded systems are deployed in critical environments, emphasizing attributes like power efficiency and computational capabilities. However, these constraints stress the paramount importance of device security, stimulating the exploration of lightweight cryptographic mechanisms. Thi...
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| author | Mohammed Al-Shatari Fawnizu Azmadi Hussin Azrina Abd Aziz Taiseer Abdalla Elfadil Eisa Xuan-Tu Tran Mhassen Elnour Elneel Dalam |
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| description | IoT devices and embedded systems are deployed in critical environments, emphasizing attributes like power efficiency and computational capabilities. However, these constraints stress the paramount importance of device security, stimulating the exploration of lightweight cryptographic mechanisms. This study introduces a lightweight architecture for authenticated encryption tailored to these requirements. The architecture combines the lightweight encryption of the LED block cipher with the authentication of the PHOTON hash function. Leveraging shared internal operations, the integration of these bases optimizes area–performance tradeoffs, resulting in reduced power consumption and a reduced logic footprint. The architecture is synthesized and simulated using Verilog HDL, Quartus II, and ModelSim, and implemented on Cyclone FPGA devices. The results demonstrate a substantial 14% reduction in the logic area and up to a 46.04% decrease in power consumption in contrast to the individual designs of LED and PHOTON. This work highlights the potential for using efficient cryptographic solutions in resource-constrained environments. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6e2fa5f11a9f45e5a942afc62a62ad582023-11-19T09:26:28ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-09-0113181034510.3390/app131810345IoT Edge Device Security: An Efficient Lightweight Authenticated Encryption Scheme Based on LED and PHOTONMohammed Al-Shatari0Fawnizu Azmadi Hussin1Azrina Abd Aziz2Taiseer Abdalla Elfadil Eisa3Xuan-Tu Tran4Mhassen Elnour Elneel Dalam5Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, MalaysiaDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, MalaysiaDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Seri Iskandar 32610, MalaysiaDepartment of Information Systems-Girls Section, King Khalid University, Mahayil 62529, Saudi ArabiaVNU Information Technology Institute, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 100000, VietnamDepartment of Mathematics—Girls Section, King Khalid University, Mahayil 62529, Saudi ArabiaIoT devices and embedded systems are deployed in critical environments, emphasizing attributes like power efficiency and computational capabilities. However, these constraints stress the paramount importance of device security, stimulating the exploration of lightweight cryptographic mechanisms. This study introduces a lightweight architecture for authenticated encryption tailored to these requirements. The architecture combines the lightweight encryption of the LED block cipher with the authentication of the PHOTON hash function. Leveraging shared internal operations, the integration of these bases optimizes area–performance tradeoffs, resulting in reduced power consumption and a reduced logic footprint. The architecture is synthesized and simulated using Verilog HDL, Quartus II, and ModelSim, and implemented on Cyclone FPGA devices. The results demonstrate a substantial 14% reduction in the logic area and up to a 46.04% decrease in power consumption in contrast to the individual designs of LED and PHOTON. This work highlights the potential for using efficient cryptographic solutions in resource-constrained environments.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/18/10345authenticated encryptionFPGAhardware footprinthardware securityLED block cipherlightweight cryptography |
| spellingShingle | Mohammed Al-Shatari Fawnizu Azmadi Hussin Azrina Abd Aziz Taiseer Abdalla Elfadil Eisa Xuan-Tu Tran Mhassen Elnour Elneel Dalam IoT Edge Device Security: An Efficient Lightweight Authenticated Encryption Scheme Based on LED and PHOTON Applied Sciences authenticated encryption FPGA hardware footprint hardware security LED block cipher lightweight cryptography |
| title | IoT Edge Device Security: An Efficient Lightweight Authenticated Encryption Scheme Based on LED and PHOTON |
| title_full | IoT Edge Device Security: An Efficient Lightweight Authenticated Encryption Scheme Based on LED and PHOTON |
| title_fullStr | IoT Edge Device Security: An Efficient Lightweight Authenticated Encryption Scheme Based on LED and PHOTON |
| title_full_unstemmed | IoT Edge Device Security: An Efficient Lightweight Authenticated Encryption Scheme Based on LED and PHOTON |
| title_short | IoT Edge Device Security: An Efficient Lightweight Authenticated Encryption Scheme Based on LED and PHOTON |
| title_sort | iot edge device security an efficient lightweight authenticated encryption scheme based on led and photon |
| topic | authenticated encryption FPGA hardware footprint hardware security LED block cipher lightweight cryptography |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/18/10345 |
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