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In recent years, the number of objects around us that are able to connect to internet has increased considerably, adding a new dimension to the world of Information and Communication Technology called Internet of Things. This technology allows billions of physical objects to communicate with each other. These things are resource-constrained (i.e., limited in treatment and energy), thus to secure their communications, lightweight cryptography is needed, and good management of energy consumption to ensure their long lifetime is necessary. This paper presents a comparative study of suitable and most frequently used lightweight block ciphers for Internet of Things devices. The comparison focuses on parameters that can reduce energy consumption and optimize battery lifetime. The comparison is done using Cooja simulator to determine the best lightweight cryptography algorithm between PRESENT, HIGHT, LBlock, and LED based on time execution, energy consumption, key size, and hardware implementation. Results show that key size has an impact on execution time and energy consumption; therefore, according to objects resources, the appropriate algorithm is applied. PRESENT and LED algorithms with 80-bit key size perform quickly and consume low energy compared to their 128-bit key size version but they are slower compared to HIGHT and LBlock.
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Zitouni, N., Sedrati, M., Behaz, A. (2022). Comparing Lightweight Algorithms to Secure Constrained Objects in Internet of Things. In: Auer, M.E., Tsiatsos, T. (eds) New Realities, Mobile Systems and Applications. IMCL 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 411. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96296-8_95
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