Securing UAV flying ad hoc wireless networks: authentication development for robust communications

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dc.contributor.authorSen, Muhammet A.
dc.contributor.authorAl-Rubaye, Saba
dc.contributor.authorTsourdos, Antonios
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-04T10:29:13Z
dc.date.available2025-03-04T10:29:13Z
dc.date.freetoread2025-03-04
dc.date.issued2025-02-15
dc.date.pubOnline2025-02-15
dc.description.abstractUnmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have revolutionized numerous domains by introducing exceptional capabilities and efficiencies. As UAVs become increasingly integrated into critical operations, ensuring the security of their communication channels emerges as a paramount concern. This paper investigates the importance of safeguarding UAV communication against cyber threats, considering both intra-UAV and UAV–ground station interactions in the scope of the Flying Ad Hoc Networks (FANETs). To leverage the advancements in security methodologies, particularly focusing on Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs), this paper proposes a novel authentication framework tailored for UAV networking systems. Investigating the existing literature, we categorize related studies into authentication strategies, illuminating the evolving landscape of UAV security. The proposed framework demonstrated a high level of security with lower communication and computation costs in comparison with selected studies with similar types of attacks. This paper highlights the urgent need for strong security measures to mitigate the increasing threats that UAVs encounter and ensure their sustained effectiveness in a variety of applications. The results indicate that the proposed protocol is sufficiently secure and, in terms of communication cost, achieves an 18% improvement compared to the best protocol in the referenced studies.
dc.description.journalNameSensors
dc.format.mediumElectronic
dc.identifier.citationSen MA, Al-Rubaye S, Tsourdos A. (2025) Securing UAV flying ad hoc wireless networks: authentication development for robust communications. Sensors, Volume 25, Issue 4, February 2025, Article number 1194
dc.identifier.eissn1424-8220
dc.identifier.elementsID564656
dc.identifier.issn1424-8220
dc.identifier.issueNo4
dc.identifier.paperNo1194
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/s25041194
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/23549
dc.identifier.volumeNo25
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/4/1194
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject4606 Distributed Computing and Systems Software
dc.subject46 Information and Computing Sciences
dc.subject4604 Cybersecurity and Privacy
dc.subjectauthentication protocol
dc.subjectphysical unclonable function
dc.subjectunmanned aerial vehicles
dc.subjectAnalytical Chemistry
dc.subject3103 Ecology
dc.subject4008 Electrical engineering
dc.subject4009 Electronics, sensors and digital hardware
dc.subject4104 Environmental management
dc.subject4606 Distributed computing and systems software
dc.titleSecuring UAV flying ad hoc wireless networks: authentication development for robust communications
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.subtypeJournal Article
dcterms.dateAccepted2025-02-10

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