User Authentication and Communication Security in IOT Enabled Wireless Sensor Networks Using Biometric Verification

Abstract

In this study, we extend wireless sensor networks (WSNs) with biometric authentication to propose a novel self-verification authentication mechanism for securing Internet of Things (IoT) services. With regard to real-world applications in WSNs, communication security is a top priority. This system prevents user credentials from being lost, stolen, or used improperly, ensuring secure access to IoT sensor nodes. The proposed scheme employs biometric authentication for user verification, which improves communication security and provides users with a number of benefits. Along with user-friendly password/biometric change mechanisms, the scheme also supports dynamic node addition. Formal security techniques like ROR and analysis tools like AVISPA are used to examine the proposed mechanism’s security, showing that the scheme is secure even with a finite number of sessions. Additionally, the performance evaluation’s analytical findings show that the proposed scheme effectively implements authentication, information exchange, and other crucial security features.