Design of a secure communication and handoff protocol for VANETs

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Chen, Chin-Ling^; | Kuo, Tsung-Min | Shih, Tzay-Farn

Affiliations: Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan. E-mails: {clc, tfshih}@mail.cyut.edu.tw | Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Central University, Jhongli City, Taiwan. E-mail: [email protected]

Note: [] Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract: Vehicular communications have become an increasingly important communication technique worldwide. The current limitations of vehicular communications are not determined by capability or authentication but by security infrastructure. In 2005, a proposal for vehicular network security was discussed by Raya and Hubaux. However, such protocol is not practical and is unsafe for use in VANETs. In addition, handoff has become a relevant issue for vehicles moving from one region to another. For these reasons, we propose a secure communication and handoff protocol. In our protocol, a vehicle can enjoy seamless service between heterogeneous vehicular networks. Furthermore, vehicular communication is made more secure and ubiquitous.

Keywords: Authentication, handoff, VANET, confidentiality, non-repudiation

DOI: 10.3233/JHS-140496

Journal: Journal of High Speed Networks, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 179-192, 2014