Review on Security in Bluetooth Low Energy Mesh Network in Correlation with Wireless Mesh Network Security

Ghori, Muhammad Rizwan; Wan, Tat-Chee; Anbar, Mohammed; Sodhy, Gian Chand; Rizwan, Amna

doi:10.1109/scored.2019.8896310

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“…Before considering the existing information security mechanisms, its necessary to introduce a classification of possible network attacks on wireless networks [11][12][13]:…”

Section: Wireless Network Vulnerabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

IoT Security Mechanisms in the Example of BLE

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In recent years, a lot of IoT devices, wireless sensors, and smart things contain information that must be transmitted to the server for further processing. Due to the distance between devices, battery power, and the possibility of sudden device failure, the network that connects the devices must be scalable, energy efficient, and flexible. Particular attention must be paid to the protection of the transmitted data. The Bluetooth mesh was chosen as such a network. This network is built on top of Bluetooth Low-Energy devices, which are widespread in the market and whose radio modules are available from several manufacturers. This paper presents an overview of security mechanisms for the Bluetooth mesh network. This network provides encryption at two layers: network and upper transport layers, which increases the level of data security. The network uses sequence numbers for each message to protect against replay attacks. The introduction of devices into the network is provided with an encryption key, and the out-of-band (OOB) mechanism is also supported. At the moment, a comparison has been made between attacks and defense mechanisms that overlap these attacks. The article also suggested ways to improve network resiliency.

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“…Before considering the existing information security mechanisms, its necessary to introduce a classification of possible network attacks on wireless networks [11][12][13]:…”

Section: Wireless Network Vulnerabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

IoT Security Mechanisms in the Example of BLE

et al. 2021

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“…It also includes the disruption of wireless communication channels, such as the use of radio frequency jamming attacks. In addition, device cloning, board pin-jacking, and device tampering attacks come under the umbrella of physical attacks [ 69 ].…”

Section: Ble Mesh Security Issuesmentioning

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Bluetooth Low Energy Mesh Networks: Survey of Communication and Security Protocols

Ghori

Wan

Sodhy

2020

Sensors

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Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Mesh Networks enable flexible and reliable communications for low-power Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Most BLE-based mesh protocols are implemented as overlays on top of the standard Bluetooth star topologies while using piconets and scatternets. Nonetheless, mesh topology support has increased the vulnerability of BLE to security threats, since a larger number of devices can participate in a BLE Mesh network. To address these concerns, BLE version 5 enhanced existing BLE security features to deal with various authenticity, integrity, and confidentiality issues. However, there is still a lack of detailed studies related to these new security features. This survey examines the most recent BLE-based mesh network protocols and related security issues. In the first part, the latest BLE-based mesh communication protocols are discussed. The analysis shows that the implementation of BLE pure mesh protocols remains an open research issue. Moreover, there is a lack of auto-configuration mechanisms in order to support bootstrapping of BLE pure mesh networks. In the second part, recent BLE-related security issues and vulnerabilities are highlighted. Strong Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) are essential for detecting security breaches in order to protect against zero-day exploits. Nonetheless, viable IDS solutions for BLE Mesh networks remain a nascent research area. Consequently, a comparative survey of IDS approaches for related low-power wireless protocols was used to map out potential approaches for enhancing IDS solutions for BLE Mesh networks.

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“…Z-wave and Bluetooth low energy (BLE) WPAN technologies are popular for their ability to facilitate low data rate communication, thereby enabling low-power sensor nodes that can communicate with each other [3]. In both BLE and Z wave, data can be transferred through multi-hops by using mesh topology [4]. Typically in a mesh network, one main controller acts as the primary coordinator of the network while all other sensor nodes act as routing and data communicating nodes.…”

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Novel Data and Energy Networking for Energy Autonomous Light-based IoT Nodes in WPAN Networks

Perera

Katz

2023

2023 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC)

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As internet of things (IoT)-based wireless personal area networks (WPAN) get more popular, visible light communication (VLC) offers unique advantages over radio frequency (RF) communication, such as unrestricted reusable spectrum and high security. Additionally, visible light can carry both signals and optical power, making it a useful medium for exchanging information and energy between network nodes. A VLC-based wireless personal area network (WPAN) concept for light-based energy autonomous IoT is proposed in this paper, which can share both data and energy between nodes. The network uses photovoltaic (PV) based energy harvesting for operation while sharing excess energy between nodes to increase efficiency. Performance of the main concept of the network is evaluated and discussed in the paper. In the future, this kind of network will enable self-sustaining IoT networks.

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Review on Security in Bluetooth Low Energy Mesh Network in Correlation with Wireless Mesh Network Security

Cited by 11 publications

References 17 publications

IoT Security Mechanisms in the Example of BLE

IoT Security Mechanisms in the Example of BLE

Bluetooth Low Energy Mesh Networks: Survey of Communication and Security Protocols

Novel Data and Energy Networking for Energy Autonomous Light-based IoT Nodes in WPAN Networks

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