Energy-efficient device-based node authentication protocol for the Internet of Things

Because of the constrained devices and critical security concerns of the internet of things (IoT) applications, feasible wireless sensor-based systems require more breakthroughs in terms of network architecture, system design, and data processing techniques. Therefore, in this work we utilize device information in order to provide lightweight node authentication and effectively resolve the security problem, considering a connected hierarchical IoT architecture. Accordingly, for providing trustable services, we explore the trade-off between energy consumption management and the successful detection rate of malicious nodes in a heterogeneous internet of things and aim to develop a device-based node identification scheme.