Poster Abstract: An Efficient Authentication Model in Smart Grid Networks

A smart grid is envisioned as a promising platform for the next-generation power supply network, where the electricity is generated based on the demand from the consumers energy-use information. However, the security and privacy issues over insecure wireless communications are still big obstacles in the success of smart grid networks. In this paper, we present an efficient authentication model in smart grid networks. The proposed model justifies its feasibility with an early test-bed using off-the-shelf 802.15.4 low- cost sensors. Moreover, this poster reports preliminary performance evaluation results, and shows that the proposed scheme is effective and efficient than the prior works.