Secure Physical Access Control with Strong Cryptographic Protection

Jan Hajny, Petr Dzurenda, Lukas Malina

2015

Abstract

This paper is focused on the area of physical access control systems (PACs), particularly on the systems for building access control. We show how the application of modern cryptographic protocols, namely the cryptographic proofs of knowledge, can improve the security and privacy protection in practical access control systems. We propose a novel scheme SPAC (Secure Physical Access Control) based on modern cryptographic primitives. By employing the proofs of knowledge, the authentication process gets more secure and privacy friendly in comparison to existing schemes without negative influence on the implementation complexity or system performance. In this paper, we describe the weaknesses of existing schemes, show the full cryptographic specification of the novel SPAC scheme including its security proofs and provide benchmarks on off-the-shelf devices used in real commercial systems. Furthermore we show, that the transition from an old insecure system to strong authentication can be easy and cost-effective.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Hajny J., Dzurenda P. and Malina L. (2015). Secure Physical Access Control with Strong Cryptographic Protection . In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Security and Cryptography - Volume 1: SECRYPT, (ICETE 2015) ISBN 978-989-758-117-5, pages 220-227. DOI: 10.5220/0005524202200227

in Bibtex Style

@conference{secrypt15,
author={Jan Hajny and Petr Dzurenda and Lukas Malina},
title={Secure Physical Access Control with Strong Cryptographic Protection},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Security and Cryptography - Volume 1: SECRYPT, (ICETE 2015)},
year={2015},
pages={220-227},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005524202200227},
isbn={978-989-758-117-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Security and Cryptography - Volume 1: SECRYPT, (ICETE 2015)
TI - Secure Physical Access Control with Strong Cryptographic Protection
SN - 978-989-758-117-5
AU - Hajny J.
AU - Dzurenda P.
AU - Malina L.
PY - 2015
SP - 220
EP - 227
DO - 10.5220/0005524202200227