Smart-Lock Security Re-engineered using Cryptography and Steganography
Abstract
After the rise of E-commerce, social media and messenger bots, rapid developments have been made in the field of connecting things, gadgets, and devices, i.e, the Internet of Things (IoT). In the fast-paced lifestyle, it is very difficult to maintain multiple keys for traditional mechanical locks. Electromagnetic smart locks are a possible solution to this problem. To connect a smart lock with a key, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol can be used. BLE protocol is vulnerable to Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack. Ensuring security over BLE is an ongoing challenge. This paper aims to analyze the MITM vulnerability of BLE and develop a possible solution for designing smart-locks with an increased level of security. The observation shows that the combination of Image Steganography and Cryptography helps to overcome the vulnerabilities of BLE protocol.
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@article{arxiv.1901.06381,
title = {Smart-Lock Security Re-engineered using Cryptography and Steganography},
author = {Chaitanya Bapat and Ganesh Baleri and Shivani Inamdar and Anant V Nimkar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1901.06381},
year = {2019}
}
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Fifth International Symposium on Security in Computing and Communications (SSCC'17)