IRBA: An Identity-Based Cross-Domain Authentication Scheme for the Internet of Things

Abstract

The incredible development of Internet of things technology promotes the integration of application systems, which enable people to enjoy the convenience of multiple application services through a single intelligent device or terminal. In order to implement value exchange and information sharing between different applications, cross-domain access is inevitable. In order to prevent illegal access, identity authentication is necessary before the terminal accesses the service. Because of the need to introduce a trusted third party, the traditional centralized authentication model not only destroys the autonomy and flexibility of the application system, but also causes issues such as single point of failure and hidden dangers of unilateral control. This paper proposes an identity-based cross-domain authentication scheme for the Internet of Things. This scheme uses the Blockchain as a decentralized trust anchor instead of the traditional certificate of authority, and uses the identity-based self-authentication algorithm to replace the traditional PKI authentication algorithm. The scheme proposed in this paper implements a decentralized authentication model, which can guarantee the autonomy and initiative of the security domain.