Dependable and Provable Secure Two-Factor Mutual Authentication Scheme Using ECC for IoT-Based Telecare Medical Information System

Abstract

With the recent tremendous growth in technology, the Internet of Things (IoT) Telecare Medicine Information System (TMIS) is the most widely used medical information system with prominent achievements. Authentication schemes, which use Smart cards, offer the best solution for TMIS applications that in turn provide efficiency and security. Furthermore, authentication schemes that combine passwords and smart cards are considered to be an effective solution for the two-factor authentication scheme. Such schemes contribute to high security along with the public-key cryptosystem. In this research work, a two-factor authentication technique that is both efficient and secure, which makes use of Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) with smart cards, has been proposed. Here, we have used the fundamental assumptions of strong and collision free cryptographic Hash function and Elliptic Curve arithmetic. The proposed authentication technique protects user privacy by allowing registered users to change their passwords without revealing their identity to the server. The proposed authentication scheme has been subjected to formal and informal security investigations. In terms of efficiency and performance, the proposed two-factor authentication technique was compared with the existing relevant two-factor authentication schemes based on ECC. This scheme satisfies the two-factor authentication scheme’s basic security standards.