Design and Development of a Trust-based secure Authentication scheme for Internet of Drones (IoD) Networks

Design and Development of a Trust-based secure Authentication scheme for Internet of Drones (IoD) Networks | Authorea try { document.documentElement.classList.add('js'); } catch (e) { } var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'G-8VDV14Y67G']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Skip to main content Preprints Collections Wiley Open Research IET Open Research Ecological Society of Japan All Collections About About Authorea FAQs Contact Us Quick Search anywhere Search for preprint articles, keywords, etc. Search Search ADVANCED SEARCH SCROLL This is a preprint and has not been peer reviewed. Data may be preliminary. 11 September 2025 V1 Latest version Share on Design and Development of a Trust-based secure Authentication scheme for Internet of Drones (IoD) Networks Authors : Fatima Fayyaz , Tariq Umer , Muhammad Sarwar , Usama Ahmed 0000-0001-8433-7185 , Amna Sarwar , and Momina Shaheen 0000-0001-9424-9787 [email protected] Authors Info & Affiliations https://doi.org/10.22541/au.175757417.78005553/v1 152 views 94 downloads Contents Abstract Supplementary Material Information & Authors Metrics & Citations View Options References Figures Tables Media Share Abstract The rapid development of drone technologies has boosted their uptake in various industries, such as agriculture, industry, construction, healthcare, logistics, and multimedia. Drones are becoming more frequently used for commercial purposes, including surveillance work, broadcasting and delivery; this has been pointing at how drones can change the way modern operations work. But along with this growth comes a critical problem, which is the establishment of safe intercommunication on the Internet of Drones (IoD). Due to the heterogeneity of drone types, ownership models, and network environments, trust establishment between drones becomes essential. In the absence of a well-developed trust mechanism, enemies may take advantage of vulnerable open means to intercept, manipulate or abuse valuable information. This makes the IoD networks especially susceptible to impersonation, replay and insider attacks. Existing authentication mechanisms are mainly centered on cryptographic primitives without dynamic trust-based verification. Because of this, rogue or unauthorized drones may tamper with the network and compromise the integrity and authenticity of messages. To avoid these drawbacks, the present study is going to suggest a trust-based authenticated model that embraces constant supervision and validation of inter-drones’ communication. The protocol uses mutual authentication and a key exchange scheme that is further improved with successive chained hash functions. Transient symmetric session keys are created and updated with every transaction, so that communication is secured and untraceable. The chained-hash algorithm enhances the verification of sender identity and deters replay or impersonation attacks. It was comparatively analyzed with existing protocols of IoD authentication, where computational cost, scalability and security resilience were measured. As the findings show, the proposed framework does not only enhance defense against standard adversarial attacks, but it also ensures efficiency that is appropriate in resource-limited drone settings. With the incorporation of the element of trust into the core of communication in the framework of IoD, the research gap is filled and allows the world to advance towards the creation of drone networks that are safe and reliable, as well as capable of operating in the context of the future. Supplementary Material File (design_and_development_of_a_trust-based_secure_authentication_scheme_for_internet_of_drones_(io.docx) Download 254.33 KB Information & Authors Information Version history V1 Version 1 11 September 2025 Copyright This work is licensed under a Non Exclusive No Reuse License. Keywords communication security privacy privacy by design security and privacy assessment for communications Authors Affiliations Fatima Fayyaz COMSATS University Islamabad - Lahore Campus View all articles by this author Tariq Umer COMSATS University Islamabad - Lahore Campus View all articles by this author Muhammad Sarwar COMSATS University Islamabad - Lahore Campus View all articles by this author Usama Ahmed 0000-0001-8433-7185 University of Management and Technology View all articles by this author Amna Sarwar University of Wah View all articles by this author Momina Shaheen 0000-0001-9424-9787 [email protected] University of Roehampton View all articles by this author Metrics & Citations Metrics Article Usage 152 views 94 downloads .FvxKWukQNSOunydq8rnd { width: 100px; } Citations Download citation Fatima Fayyaz, Tariq Umer, Muhammad Sarwar, et al. Design and Development of a Trust-based secure Authentication scheme for Internet of Drones (IoD) Networks. 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