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After the rise of E-commerce, social media and messenger bots, rapid developments have been made in the field of connecting things, gadgets, and devices, i.e., the Internet of Things (IoT). In the fast-paced lifestyle, it is very difficult to maintain multiple keys for traditional mechanical locks. Electromagnetic smart locks are a possible solution to this problem. To connect a smart lock with a key, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) protocol can be used. BLE protocol is vulnerable to Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack. Ensuring security over BLE is an ongoing challenge. This paper aims to analyze the MITM vulnerability of BLE and develop a possible solution for designing smart-locks with an increased level of security. The observation shows that the combination of Image Steganography and Cryptography helps to overcome the vulnerabilities of BLE protocol.
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Bapat, C., Baleri, G., Inamdar, S., Nimkar, A.V. (2017). Smart-Lock Security Re-engineered Using Cryptography and Steganography. In: Thampi, S., MartÃnez Pérez, G., Westphall, C., Hu, J., Fan, C., Gómez Mármol, F. (eds) Security in Computing and Communications. SSCC 2017. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 746. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6898-0_27
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