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ArticleScientific reports2026

A secure group-based authentication protocol for IoVT in 5G-enabled smart transportation and road safety systems.

Garima Singh, Shivani Sharma, Abdul Khader Jilani Saudagar, Sachin Kumar

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Article in Scientific reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors.

Garima SinghDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India.
Shivani SharmaDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India.
Abdul Khader Jilani SaudagarInformation Systems Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, 11432, Saudi Arabia. aksaudagar@imamu.edu.sa.
Sachin KumarZaven P. and Sonia Akian College of Science and Engineering, American University of Armenia, Yerevan, 0019, Armenia.

Funding

Deanship of Scientific Research at Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) IMSIU-DDRSP2504
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Internet of Vehicular Things (IoVT) is evolving rapidly, connecting vehicles, infrastructure, and other smart systems via the Internet. This connectivity enhances safety, efficiency, and data-driven services but also introduces significant security and privacy risks. To tackle these challenges, this paper proposes a lightweight, group-based authentication and key agreement (AKA) protocol tailored for 5G-enabled IoVT networks. The protocol achieves essential security goals, including mutual authentication, key confirmation, forward and backward secrecy, subscriber privacy, and session unlinkability. Its security has been formally validated using the AVISPA tool and BAN logic, showing strong resistance against common cryptographic attacks. Performance evaluations indicate that the proposed protocol can reduce signaling overhead by up to 47.3%, lower bandwidth consumption by up to 32.3%, and significantly decrease computational costs compared to the standard EPS-AKA protocol. Overall, these results highlight a secure, efficient, and scalable solution suitable for next-generation 5G-based IoVT systems.

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5G and IoVTAuthenticationKey agreementSecurity & privacy

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PMID41540082
PMCPMC12816698

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