Investigating the Practicability of RFID Protocols for Secure Communications in Maritime IoT

Glen G Mudra

The Maritime Internet of Things (MIoT) is revolutionising the maritime industry by enabling efficient monitoring, tracking and automation of maritime operations. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is commonly used within the MIoT to improve efficiencies in supply chain management and various other maritime applications. RFID technology is categorised based on its characteristics. Active RFID technology provides its own energy source and has a longer range, whilst passive RFID relies on energy sourced from the RFID readers. Both passive and active RFID technologies are used within MIoT, however, since passive RFID is both cost-effective and versatile it is commonly used for a variety of purposes within the maritime ecosystem. However, the resource constraints associated with passive RFID technology present significant challenges in terms of cyber security, and the reason for this research. The threat of cyber-attacks remains a primary concern for the maritime industry due to the significant risk to the global economy and national security. This research addresses the vulnerabilities associated with passive RFID protocols during authenticated key exchange under bad randomness and the inherited cyber threats associated. To improve the security posture of MIoT by evaluating the performance of lightweight RFID authentication protocols in resource-constrained environments with a comparison between different encryption schemes and analysis of the overall security posture of the RFID protocols used; an evaluation matrix is used that considers both encryption and authentication methods employed by each protocol, and resistance against various cyber-attacks. This thesis contributed to improving the security and privacy of MIoT solutions through the development of new RFID authentication protocols and addressing vulnerabilities in secure communications during authenticated key exchange.

Investigating the Practicability of RFID Protocols for Secure Communications in Maritime IoT

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