Encryption and hash based security in Internet of Things

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) promises to be the next big revolution of the World Wide Web. It has a very wide range of applications, ranging from smart cities, smart homes, monitoring radiation levels in nuclear plants, animal tracking, health surveillance and a lot more. When nodes in wireless sensor networks are monitored through internet it becomes a part of Internet of Things. This brings in a lot of concerns related to security, privacy, standardization, power management. This paper aims at enhancing security in smart home systems. Devices like thermostat, air conditioners, doors and lighting systems are connected with each other and the internet through the internet of things technologies. Encryption and hash algorithms are proposed in this paper through which devices in the IoT can securely send messages between them. Encryption algorithm is used to ensure confidentiality as the attackers cannot interpret the cipher text that is sent. In order to ensure integrity (cipher text is not changed) hash algorithm is used.