Design of a Symmetry Protocol for the Efficient Operation of IP Cameras in the IoT Environment

• Main Authors: Jaeseung Lee, Jungho Kang, Moon-seog Jun, Jaekyung Han
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
• Series: Symmetry
• Subjects: IP camera; IP camera security; NVR security; video security
• Online Access: http://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/11/3/361

The rapid development of Internet technology and the spread of various smart devices have enabled the creation of a convenient environment used by people all around the world. It has become increasingly popular, with the technology known as the Internet of Things (IoT). However, both the development and proliferation of IoT technology have caused various problems such as personal information leakage and privacy violations due to attacks by hackers. Furthermore, countless devices are connected to the network in the sense that all things are connected to the Internet, and network attacks that have thus far been exploited in the existing PC environment are now also occurring frequently in the IoT environment. In fact, there have been many security incidents such as DDoS attacks involving the hacking of IP cameras, which are typical IoT devices, leakages of personal information and the monitoring of numerous persons without their consent. While attacks in the existing Internet environment were PC-based, we have confirmed that various smart devices used in the IoT environment—such as IP cameras and tablets—can be utilized and exploited for attacks on the network. Even though it is necessary to apply security solutions to IoT devices in order to prevent potential problems in the IoT environment, it is difficult to install and execute security solutions due to the inherent features of small devices with limited memory space and computational power in this aforementioned IoT environment, and it is also difficult to protect certificates and encryption keys due to easy physical access. Accordingly, this paper examines potential security threats in the IoT environment and proposes a security design and the development of an intelligent security framework designed to prevent them. The results of the performance evaluation of this study confirm that the proposed protocol is able to cope with various security threats in the network. Furthermore, from the perspective of energy efficiency, it was also possible to confirm that the proposed protocol is superior to other cryptographic protocols. Thus, it is expected to be effective if applied to the IoT environment.