The future 6G networks will integrates space and terrestrial networks to realize a fully connected world with extensive collaboration.However,how to build trust between multiple parties is a difficult problem for secu...The future 6G networks will integrates space and terrestrial networks to realize a fully connected world with extensive collaboration.However,how to build trust between multiple parties is a difficult problem for secure cooperation without a reliable third-party.Blockchain is a promising technology to solve this problem by converting the trust between multi-parties to the trust to the common shared data.Several works have proposed to apply the incentive mechanism in blockchain to encourage effective cooperation,but how to evaluate the cooperation performance and avoid breach of contract is not discussed.In this paper,a secure relay scheme is proposed based on the consortium blockchain system composed by different operators.In particular,smart contract checks the integrity of the message based on RSA accumulator,and executes transactions automatically when the message is delivered successfully.Detailed procedures are introduced for both uplink and downlink relay.Implementation based on Hyperledger Fabric proves the effectiveness of the proposed scheme and shows that the complexity of the scheme is low enough for practical deployment.展开更多
Secure authentication between user equipment and 5G core network is a critical issue for 5G system.However,the traditional authentication protocol 5 G-AKA and the centralized key database are at risk of several securi...Secure authentication between user equipment and 5G core network is a critical issue for 5G system.However,the traditional authentication protocol 5 G-AKA and the centralized key database are at risk of several security problems,e.g.key leakage,impersonation attack,MitM attack and single point of failure.In this paper,a blockchain based asymmetric authentication and key agreement protocol(BC-AKA)is proposed for distributed 5G core network.In particular,the key used in the authentication process is replaced from a symmetric key to an asymmetric key,and the database used to store keys in conventional 5G core network is replaced with a blockchain network.A proof of concept system for distributed 5G core network is built based on Ethereum and ECC-Secp256 k1,and the efficiency and effectiveness of the proposed scheme are verified by the experiment results.展开更多
基金supported by National Key Research and Development Program of Chain(No.2021YFE0205300)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62171313).
文摘The future 6G networks will integrates space and terrestrial networks to realize a fully connected world with extensive collaboration.However,how to build trust between multiple parties is a difficult problem for secure cooperation without a reliable third-party.Blockchain is a promising technology to solve this problem by converting the trust between multi-parties to the trust to the common shared data.Several works have proposed to apply the incentive mechanism in blockchain to encourage effective cooperation,but how to evaluate the cooperation performance and avoid breach of contract is not discussed.In this paper,a secure relay scheme is proposed based on the consortium blockchain system composed by different operators.In particular,smart contract checks the integrity of the message based on RSA accumulator,and executes transactions automatically when the message is delivered successfully.Detailed procedures are introduced for both uplink and downlink relay.Implementation based on Hyperledger Fabric proves the effectiveness of the proposed scheme and shows that the complexity of the scheme is low enough for practical deployment.
基金supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant 2021YFE0205300Tianjin Natural Science Foundation(19JCYBJC15700)。
文摘Secure authentication between user equipment and 5G core network is a critical issue for 5G system.However,the traditional authentication protocol 5 G-AKA and the centralized key database are at risk of several security problems,e.g.key leakage,impersonation attack,MitM attack and single point of failure.In this paper,a blockchain based asymmetric authentication and key agreement protocol(BC-AKA)is proposed for distributed 5G core network.In particular,the key used in the authentication process is replaced from a symmetric key to an asymmetric key,and the database used to store keys in conventional 5G core network is replaced with a blockchain network.A proof of concept system for distributed 5G core network is built based on Ethereum and ECC-Secp256 k1,and the efficiency and effectiveness of the proposed scheme are verified by the experiment results.