Lightweight Security for MQTT-SN

  • Authors

    • M. H. Amaran
    • M. S. Rohmad
    • L. H. Adnan
    • N. N. Mohamed
    • H. Hashim
    2018-10-02
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.11.21389
  • MQTT-SN, MQTT, Internet of Things, Lightweight Security, Encryption, LBLOCK, UDP, Block Cipher.

  • Abstract

    This study discusses a method to secure Message Queuing Telemetry Transport-Sensor network (MQTT-SN). MQTT-SN is a popular data communication protocol used in developing IoT applications and can be secured by augmenting it with a security scheme. In this work, several lightweight encryption schemes to be used in tandem with MQTT-SN were tested and analysed. The best algorithm is identified based on the speed of encryption and overall power consumption when implemented in IoT environment. It was found that L-BLOCK is the overall performer in securing MQTT-SN and should be highly considered when developing IoT applications.

     

     


     

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    H. Amaran, M., S. Rohmad, M., H. Adnan, L., N. Mohamed, N., & Hashim, H. (2018). Lightweight Security for MQTT-SN. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(4.11), 262-265. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i4.11.21389