FPGA Implementation of Cryptographic Algorithm for Internet of Things (IoT)

Abstract

Internet of Things (IoT) is an advanced version of internet where it is not just the mobile phones and computers that is connected to internet but also the other electronic objects that get connected to it. IoT describes a system where items in the physical world, and sensors within or attached to these items, are connected to the internet via wireless and wired internet connections. These sensors can use various types of local area connections such as RFID, NFC, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee. Sensors can also have wide area connectivity such as GSM, GPRS, 3G, and LTE. In this paper, a cryptographic method is put forth which makes use of MD5 and AES algorithm to attain security and privacy. Both these algorithms are simulated in Xilinx 14.2 tool using verilog HDL. Proposed method gives the chaining of the two algorithms to provide better security and privacy. On integrating these algorithms into an RFID tag, a secure means of communication can exist between surrounding things and thus making way for the acceptance of internet of things in society.  

Keywords: Internet of things, RFID, AES, MD5, confidentiality, integrity, VLSI

Cite this Article Divya Preethi G, Rajaram S, Sarojini M. FPGA Implementation of Cryptographic Algorithm for Internet of Things (IoT). Journal of Web Engineering & Technology. 2016; 3(2): 28–34p.