MK-AMI: Efficient multi-group key management scheme for secure communications in AMI systems

Benmalek, Mourad; Challal, Yacine

doi:10.1109/wcnc.2016.7565124

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“…Very few works, such as [27], investigated the scalability issue of distributed architecture in AMI. Also, key graph techniques can be used for addressing the scalability issue in AMI [20]. The proposed works considering scalable distributed architecture have shown promising outcomes with respect to key management of AMI.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…But cryptographic mechanisms for AMI also require an efficient key management [18], [19]. Inadequate key management may result in possible key disclosure to attackers, and even endanger the secure communications in AMI [20]. Therefore, key management is a critical process and can be used as a defensive mechanism against threats and vulnerabilities [21].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Key Management Systems for Smart Grid Advanced Metering Infrastructure: A Survey

Ghosal

Conti

2019

IEEE Commun. Surv. Tutorials

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Smart Grids are evolving as the next generation power systems that involve changes in the traditional ways of generation, transmission and distribution of power. Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is one of the key components in smart grids. An AMI comprises of systems and networks, that collects and analyzes data received from smart meters. In addition, AMI also provides intelligent management of various power-related applications and services based on the data collected from smart meters. Thus, AMI plays a significant role in the smooth functioning of smart grids.AMI is a privileged target for security attacks as it is made up of systems that are highly vulnerable to such attacks. Providing security to AMI is necessary as adversaries can cause potential damage against infrastructures and privacy in smart grid. One of the most effective and challenging topic's identified, is the Key Management System (KMS), for sustaining the security concerns in AMI. Therefore, KMS seeks to be a promising research area for future development of AMI. This survey work highlights the key security issues of advanced metering infrastructures and focuses on how key management techniques can be utilized for safeguarding AMI. First of all, we explore the main features of advanced metering infrastructures and identify the relationship between smart grid and AMI. Then, we introduce the security issues and challenges of AMI. We also provide a classification of the existing works in literature that deal with secure key management system in AMI. Finally, we identify possible future research directions of KMS in AMI.

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Section: Comparative Studymentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Key Management Systems for Smart Grid Advanced Metering Infrastructure: A Survey

Ghosal

Conti

2019

IEEE Commun. Surv. Tutorials

212

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“…Using a two-way communication channel, consumers and service providers communicate via smart meters, sensors, Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), meter data management systems, and utility servers [4]. A smart grid includes an intelligent monitoring system that monitors all electricity flowing through the system which can more efficiently balance the power flow, detect surges, outages and techni-FIGURE 1.…”

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A Comprehensive Review on Cyber-Attacks in Power Systems: Impact Analysis, Detection, and Cyber Security

Tatipatri,

Arun

2024

IEEE Access

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Continuous communication and information technology advancements facilitate the modernization of the conventional energy grid into an integrated platform. Internet-of-Things (IoT) incorporates power systems, particularly smart grid features and the delivery of new services from the utility side to the end user over a two-way communication channel. However, severe security vulnerabilities have been created due to over-dependency on IoT based communication systems. In addition, critical information exchange between any two entities or devices is always an appealing target for cyber-attackers, especially with financial interest motive by damaging integrity, confidentiality and authenticity in a communication channel. Maintaining data security and preserving privacy in between two entities during the transmission or any data distribution are essential. The potential attacks and impacts of those attacks need to be investigated to develop an effective cyber security infrastructure. Thus, considerable researchers focused on detection and mitigation of these vulnerable cyber-attacks using advanced computation tools. This review article thoroughly investigated possible ways to address cyber security challenges such as smart meter security, end-users privacy, electricity theft cyber-attacks using blockchain and cryptography against communication attacks in smart grid. The operational impacts of cyber-attacks on power system security, as well as the economic impact on deregulated energy markets, have been extensively explored. In addition, the robustness of security features and cryptographic methods against various cyber-attacks is investigated to suggest unexplored cyber-attacks for future scope. Specially, the study of real-world cyber security events, case studies, new findings and new scopes in diverse power industries are carried out. More than 135 research articles has been examined for this review article. This paper mainly concentrates on distribution-side cyberattacks with impact analysis, detection and protection techniques.

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“…The KMS in IoE networks must also exhibit efficiency in minimizing overhead, given that key management operations are often conducted frequently among a multitude of entities with constrained resources [11][12][13][14][15][16].…”

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SE-CDR: Enhancing Security and Efficiency of Key Management in Internet of Energy Consumer Demand-Response Communications

Benmalek,

Harkat,

Haouam

et al. 2023

IJSSE

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The burgeoning Internet of Energy (IoE) paradigm, a fusion of the Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Grid (SG) technologies, holds the promise of significantly enhancing the reliability and efficiency of energy production, transmission, and consumption across the entire energy chain, from generation to the end user. Two central technical aspects that enable this innovation are the advent of smart consumer electronics and the establishment of bidirectional IoT communications. These developments have facilitated the incorporation of novel applications into the Smart Grid, including smart metering, Consumer Demand-Response (CDR) management, and prepayment. In this study, our focus lies primarily on the development of a secure and efficient key management system for CDR communications. It is demonstrated herein that a previous key graph-based scheme, called EDR, is susceptible to collusion attacks and lacks support for broadcast CDR communications. In response to these vulnerabilities, we propose a novel key management scheme, referred to as Secure and Efficient key management scheme for CDR communications (SE-CDR). This scheme retains the strengths of the EDR while introducing a modified multi-group key graph technique, designed to ensure the secure, efficient, and scalable management of unicast, multicast, and broadcast CDR communications. The presented security analysis and performance evaluation results establish the robust security of the SE-CDR scheme. Moreover, a comparative analysis revealed that this new approach offers significant improvements in terms of storage and communication efficiency, outperforming existing state-of-the-art methods. This study thus presents a promising advancement in the realm of secure and efficient key management for the Internet of Energy paradigm.

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MK-AMI: Efficient multi-group key management scheme for secure communications in AMI systems

Cited by 12 publications

References 22 publications

Key Management Systems for Smart Grid Advanced Metering Infrastructure: A Survey

Key Management Systems for Smart Grid Advanced Metering Infrastructure: A Survey

A Comprehensive Review on Cyber-Attacks in Power Systems: Impact Analysis, Detection, and Cyber Security

SE-CDR: Enhancing Security and Efficiency of Key Management in Internet of Energy Consumer Demand-Response Communications

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