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Approaches for Securing Smart Meters in Smart Grid Networks

Authors:
Mustafa Saed
Kevin Daimi
Nizar Al-Holou

Keywords: AMI; Direct Connection;Indirect Connecetion; Smart grid; Security

Abstract:
The Traditional Power utilities are gradually moving towards the Smart Grids. These Grids deploy a very large number of smart meters at the consumers’ sites using bi-directional communication networks based on Internet protocols. Smart meters collect consumption data and allow customers other useful functions such as control their consumption electrical power and obtaining current energy usage. With the reliance on the internet protocols, the smart grids become vulnerable to various cyber-attacks. Consumers are worried about their privacy, integrity of their data, availability, and confidentiality when managing their power consumption. In an attempt to contribute to the protection of these smart meters against attacks, threes approaches based on cryptographic protocols are proposed for securing the direct and indirect connection of smart meters to collectors. The security requirements; confidentiality, integrity, and authentication are analyzed with respect to these approaches.

Pages: 265 to 274

Copyright: Copyright (c) to authors, 2017. Used with permission.

Publication date: December 31, 2017

Published in: journal

ISSN: 1942-261x