CoMAD: Context-Aware Mutual Authentication Protocol for Drone Networks

Drone technology is developing very rapidly. Flying devices accomplishing various applications are becoming an integral part of our daily life undoubtedly. Drones characterized by extreme mobility, decent computing power, scalability, and a short lifetime due to energy constraints. The rise drones inevitably enabled swarms drone networking applications. networks path-breaking subclass flying ad-hoc with unique capabilities specific requirements. One important challenge the device authentication problem, in other words, proving identity single or group that request join swarm. In this paper, we tackle emerging problem propose novel context-aware mutual protocol. proposed protocol provides for groups supports recovering swarm case network separation. Likewise, can handle joins leaves. Moreover, not dependent on infrastructure, secure storage, channels. We tested using automated formal security verification tool, called Scyther. tests resulted complete secrecy claims arbitrary instances all defined use-cases. also shown have proven performance advantages over existing schemes.