Mohammad Zubair Khan^1,*, Muhammad Awais Javed², Hamza Ghandorh¹, Omar H. Alhazmi¹, Khalid S. Aloufi³

Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing, Vol.33, No.1, pp. 305-315, 2022, DOI:10.32604/iasc.2022.024091

Abstract Next-generation Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) use wirelessly connected vehicles for safety and non-safety applications such as autonomous driving, cooperative awareness, route guidance and multimedia transmissions. This network known as the Internet of Vehicles (IoVs) suffers from many challenges such as collisions due to hidden terminals, and interference from simultaneously transmitting vehicles. Moreover, the packet reception ratio of transmissions between vehicles is significantly reduced at high vehicle densities and severe fading scenarios. As safety applications require periodic broadcast of safety messages from each vehicle to all other vehicles in the neighborhood, the development of an efficient medium access technique is a… More >

Wael Said¹, Elsayed Mostafa^1,*, M. M. Hassan¹, Ayman Mohamed Mostafa²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.71, No.2, pp. 3193-3209, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.023554

Abstract User's data is considered as a vital asset of several organizations. Migrating data to the cloud computing is not an easy decision for any organization due to the privacy and security concerns. Service providers must ensure that both data and applications that will be stored on the cloud should be protected in a secure environment. The data stored on the public cloud will be vulnerable to outside and inside attacks. This paper provides interactive multi-layer authentication frameworks for securing user identities on the cloud. Different access control policies are applied for verifying users on the cloud. A security mechanism is… More >

Insaf Ullah^1,*, Hira Zahid² , Fahad Algarni³, Muhammad Asghar Khan¹

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.3, pp. 4307-4321, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.017380

Abstract

When the Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is combined with the Internet of Things (IoT), it can be employed in a wide range of applications, such as agriculture, industry 4.0, health care, smart homes, among others. Accessing the big data generated by these applications in Cloud Servers (CSs), requires higher levels of authenticity and confidentiality during communication conducted through the Internet. Signcryption is one of the most promising approaches nowadays for overcoming such obstacles, due to its combined nature, i.e., signature and encryption. A number of researchers have developed schemes to address issues related to access control in the IoT literature,… More >

D. Stalin David¹, Mamoona Anam², Chandraprabha Kaliappan³, S. Arun Mozhi Selvi⁴, Dilip Kumar Sharma⁵, Pankaj Dadheech⁶, Sudhakar Sengan^7,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.70, No.2, pp. 2581-2600, 2022, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2022.020213

Abstract Recently, an innovative trend like cloud computing has progressed quickly in Information Technology. For a background of distributed networks, the extensive sprawl of internet resources on the Web and the increasing number of service providers helped cloud computing technologies grow into a substantial scaled Information Technology service model. The cloud computing environment extracts the execution details of services and systems from end-users and developers. Additionally, through the system’s virtualization accomplished using resource pooling, cloud computing resources become more accessible. The attempt to design and develop a solution that assures reliable and protected authentication and authorization service in such cloud environments… More >

Mansour Hammoud Alruwies¹, Shailendra Mishra^2,*, Mohammed Abdul Rahman AlShehri¹

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.40, No.3, pp. 995-1005, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.019355

Abstract Information technology companies have grown in size and recognized the need to protect their valuable assets. As a result, each IT application has its authentication mechanism, and an employee needs a username and password. As the number of applications increased, as a result, it became increasingly complex to manage all identities like the number of usernames and passwords of an employee. All identities had to be retrieved by users. Both the identities and the access rights associated with those identities had to be protected by an administrator. Management couldn’t even capture such access rights because they couldn’t verify things like… More >

V. Rajkumar^1,*, M. Prakash², V. Vennila³

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.40, No.2, pp. 779-793, 2022, DOI:10.32604/csse.2022.019622

Abstract Cloud storage is an incipient technology in today’s world. Lack of security in cloud environment is one of the primary challenges faced these days. This scenario poses new security issues and it forms the crux of the current work. The current study proposes Secure Interactional Proof System (SIPS) to address this challenge. This methodology has a few key essential components listed herewith to strengthen the security such as authentication, confidentiality, access control, integrity and the group of components such as AVK Scheme (Access List, Verifier and Key Generator). It is challenging for every user to prove their identity to the… More >

N. R. Rejin Paul^1,*, D. Paul Raj²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.69, No.3, pp. 3079-3093, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.018993

Abstract Security is an essential part of the cloud environment. For ensuring the security of the data being communicated to and from the cloud server, a significant parameter called trust was introduced. Trust-based security played a vital role in ensuring that the communication between cloud users and service providers remained unadulterated and authentic. In most cloud-based data distribution environments, emphasis is placed on accepting trusted client users’ requests, but the cloud servers’ integrity is seldom verified. This paper designs a trust-based access control model based on user and server characteristics in a multi-cloud environment to address this issue. The proposed methodology… More >

Muhammad Asghar Khan^1,*, Fazal Noor², Insaf Ullah³, Sajjad ur Rehman⁴, Shibli Nisar⁵, Mohaira Ahmad⁵

Computer Systems Science and Engineering, Vol.38, No.1, pp. 47-63, 2021, DOI:10.32604/csse.2021.016430

Abstract The Flying Ad-hoc Networks (FANETs) is characterized by the transition from a single large Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to multiple small UAVs connected in an ad-hoc fashion. Since high mobility is the core feature of such networks, they are prone to route breaks within the links. The issue of connectivity loss can be coped with, to some extent, by making use of omnidirectional antennas. Such modification, however, curtails Quality-of-Service (QoS) requirements of networks in terms of bandwidth, media access delay, coverage and others. Alternately, directional antennas have advantages over omnidirectional antennas such as improved transmission range, spatial reuse and high… More >

Jeonghoon Park¹, Jinsu Kim¹, B. B. Gupta², Namje Park^1,*

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.68, No.1, pp. 887-901, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.015172

Abstract The rapid advancement of IT technology has enabled the quick discovery, sharing and collection of quality information, but has also increased cyberattacks at a fast pace at the same time. There exists no means to block these cyberattacks completely, and all security policies need to consider the possibility of external attacks. Therefore, it is crucial to reduce external attacks through preventative measures. In general, since routers located in the upper part of a firewall can hardly be protected by security systems, they are exposed to numerous unblocked cyberattacks. Routers block unnecessary services and accept necessary ones while taking appropriate measures… More >

Alaa Omran Almagrabi^1,*, A. K. Bashir²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.67, No.3, pp. 3649-3667, 2021, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2021.015056

Abstract The design of distributed ledger, Asymmetric Key Algorithm (AKA) blockchain systems, is prominent in administering security and access control in various real-time services and applications. The assimilation of blockchain systems leverages the reliable access and secure service provisioning of the services. However, the distributed ledger technology’s access control and chained decisions are defaced by pervasive and service unawareness. It results in degrading security through unattended access control for limited-service users. In this article, a service-aware access control procedure (SACP) is introduced to address the afore-mentioned issue. The proposed SACP defines attended access control for all the service session by identifying… More >