Quantum-resilient blockchain-enabled secure communication framework for connected autonomous vehicles using post-quantum cryptography

IF 5.8 2区计算机科学 Q1 TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Vehicular Communications Pub Date : 2025-01-15 DOI:10.1016/j.vehcom.2025.100880

Anjum Mohd Aslam, Aditya Bhardwaj, Rajat Chaudhary

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Abstract

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) are pivotal to the evolution of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), offering enhanced connectivity and automation. However, the emergence of quantum computing poses significant security challenges to existing cryptographic protocols. This study addresses these challenges by proposing a hybrid security approach that combines Kyber Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) with an Adaptive Grouping Score-based Practical Byzantine Fault Tolerance (AGS-PBFT) blockchain mechanism. The key contribution of this study is the integration of lattice-based Kyber PQC, which is resistant to quantum attacks, with a dynamically adaptive AGS-PBFT blockchain. This integration aims to secure vehicular communications by ensuring data integrity, authenticity, and confidentiality while enhancing the scalability and efficiency of consensus processes in dynamic CAVs environments.

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Vehicular Communications Engineering-Electrical and Electronic Engineering

CiteScore

12.70

自引率

10.40%

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审稿时长

62 days

期刊介绍： Vehicular communications is a growing area of communications between vehicles and including roadside communication infrastructure. Advances in wireless communications are making possible sharing of information through real time communications between vehicles and infrastructure. This has led to applications to increase safety of vehicles and communication between passengers and the Internet. Standardization efforts on vehicular communication are also underway to make vehicular transportation safer, greener and easier. The aim of the journal is to publish high quality peer–reviewed papers in the area of vehicular communications. The scope encompasses all types of communications involving vehicles, including vehicle–to–vehicle and vehicle–to–infrastructure. The scope includes (but not limited to) the following topics related to vehicular communications: Vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to infrastructure communications Channel modelling, modulating and coding Congestion Control and scalability issues Protocol design, testing and verification Routing in vehicular networks Security issues and countermeasures Deployment and field testing Reducing energy consumption and enhancing safety of vehicles Wireless in–car networks Data collection and dissemination methods Mobility and handover issues Safety and driver assistance applications UAV Underwater communications Autonomous cooperative driving Social networks Internet of vehicles Standardization of protocols.