<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The Internet of Things (IoT) is a technological revolution that represents the future of computing and communications. One of the most important challenges of IoT is security: protection of data and privacy. The SSL protocol is the de-facto standard for secure Internet communications. The extra energy cost of encrypting and authenticating of the application data with SSL is around 15%. For IoT devices, where energy resources are limited, the increase in the cost of energy is a very significant factor. In this paper we present the energy efficient SSL protocol which ensures the maximum bandwidth and the required level of security with minimum energy consumption. The proper selection of the security level and CPU multiplier, can save up to 85% of the energy required for data encryption.</p></abstract>

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a technological revolution that represents the future of computing and communications. One of the most important challenges of IoT is security: protection of data and privacy. The SSL protocol is the de-facto standard for secure Internet communications. The extra energy cost of encrypting and authenticating of the application data with SSL is around 15%. For IoT devices, where energy resources are limited, the increase in the cost of energy is a very significant factor. In this paper we present the energy efficient SSL protocol which ensures the maximum bandwidth and the required level of security with minimum energy consumption. The proper selection of the security level and CPU multiplier, can save up to 85% of the energy required for data encryption.

An Energy Efficient Protocol For The Internet Of Things

Faculty of Informatics, Kaunas University of Technology, Studentu St. 50, LT-51368 Kaunas, Lithuania

Journal of Electrical Engineering

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The Internet of Things (IoT) is a technological revolution that represents the future of computing and communications. One of the most important challenges of...

An Energy Efficient Protocol For The Internet Of Things

Published Online: Mar 11, 2015

Page range: 47 - 52

Received: Jan 15, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jee-2015-0007

Keywords
information security, computer networks, cryptography, energy consumption

© Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

An Energy Efficient Protocol For The Internet Of Things

Published Online: Mar 11, 2015

Page range: 47 - 52

Received: Jan 15, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jee-2015-0007

Keywordsinformation security, computer networks, cryptography, energy consumption

© Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Slovak University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
information security, computer networks, cryptography, energy consumption