Analysis of Payload Confidentiality for the IoT/ LPWAN Technology ‘Lora’

Bernard McWeeney, Ilya Mudritskiy, Renaat Verbruggen

2024

Abstract

Climate change necessitates a transition towards renewable energy sources like solar panels and wind turbines. The integration of the Internet of Things (IoT) has been pivotal in achieving these advances, offering the potential to optimise renewable energy system performance and efficiency through real-time data collection and predictive maintenance. Prominently, Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) technologies like LoRa are aiding this transition, providing IoT with extended coverage, reduced infrastructure complexity, and ensuring low power consumption. With IoT playing a central role in critical infrastructure, secure communication is crucial to protect against potential cyber threats. Maintaining the integrity of sensitive data relayed through IoT devices is paramount. We provide an in-depth analysis of payload confidentiality in LoRa point-to-point (P2P) communication within remote smart grids. We explore the integration of IoT hardware encryption features and the implementation of user-controlled Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) algorithms on ESP32. We propose a robust solution for secure P2P communication using AES cryptography on ESP32 with LoRa. It is feasible to integrate end-to-end payload confidentiality in LoRa P2P communication. This study offers secure communication in remote smart grids, valuable insights into trade-offs and potential security risks in implementing LoRa P2P in IoT applications.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

McWeeney B., Mudritskiy I. and Verbruggen R. (2024). Analysis of Payload Confidentiality for the IoT/ LPWAN Technology ‘Lora’. In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy - Volume 1: ICISSP; ISBN 978-989-758-683-5, SciTePress, pages 90-102. DOI: 10.5220/0012271400003648

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icissp24,
author={Bernard McWeeney and Ilya Mudritskiy and Renaat Verbruggen},
title={Analysis of Payload Confidentiality for the IoT/ LPWAN Technology ‘Lora’},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy - Volume 1: ICISSP},
year={2024},
pages={90-102},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012271400003648},
isbn={978-989-758-683-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy - Volume 1: ICISSP
TI - Analysis of Payload Confidentiality for the IoT/ LPWAN Technology ‘Lora’
SN - 978-989-758-683-5
AU - McWeeney B.
AU - Mudritskiy I.
AU - Verbruggen R.
PY - 2024
SP - 90
EP - 102
DO - 10.5220/0012271400003648
PB - SciTePress