Abstract:
Due to the growing popularity of wearable devices, robust and quick pairing procedures
that provide user convenience while meeting high security standards are required. Using
fingerprint-based authentication and bloom filters, this thesis provides a novel technique
to secure pairing for neighboring wearable devices. Devices that are in near proximity
of one another are paired to one another by sharing some common keys based on sim ilar traffic that they both listen, the key is continuously updated to provide the added
security feature. Hence wearable devices in near vicinity are communicating with one
another and their communication is secured with shared key. The designed approach
solves previous techniques limitations by improving security, simplifying the pairing
process, and improving the user experience. Bloom filters, which are probabilistic data
structures with low memory needs, are used in the design of a fingerprint-based safe
pairing system. The system’s goal is to reduce reliance on direct communication while
also optimizing device resources. The fingerprint-based identification system is immune
to spoofing attacks, has a more efficient and secure communication protocol that priori tizes user privacy, and optimizes the computational and memory requirements of bloom
filters for lower resource use.
The results show that the suggested secure pairing system is more secure than existing
approaches, simplifies the pairing procedure, and enhances the overall user experience.
It lessens reliance on direct communication, leading to increased compatibility across
various wearable device types and platforms. The system optimizes device resources
to ensure optimal power consumption and performance. Furthermore, its scalability
and versatility offer new possibilities for applications in medical care, activities such as
sports, manufacturing IoT, and smart home automation. The findings of this study
have implications for a variety of fields in which wearable devices are used, encouraging
the development and use of secure and efficient pairing systems.
