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Title: Systems and methods for authentication and key agreement in a smart grid

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1892928

Systems and methods for authentication and key agreement are provided and can utilize a scheme that uses dynamic key generation to achieve replay-attack resistance in zero round trip time (0-RTT). The hash-chain concept can be integrated with the Diffie-Hellman (DH) key exchange scheme. With this scheme, a device can securely determine the new shared key immediately (i.e., in 0-RTT) and start using it.

Research Organization:
Florida International Univ. (FIU), Miami, FL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
OE0000779
Assignee:
The Florida International University Board of Trustees (Miami, FL)
Patent Number(s):
11,329,806
Application Number:
17/454,418
OSTI ID:
1892928
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 11/10/2021
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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