A Three-Way Energy Efficient Authentication Protocol Using Bluetooth Low Energy

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is increasing in popularity. Many scientists are proposing it as a technique for contact tracing to combat COVID-19. Additionally, BLE is being used in applications involving transferring sensitive information such as home security systems. This paper provides a new authentication solution for BLE with enhanced privacy, but minimal impact on energy consumption. We also provided a framework to demonstrate our protocol can be implemented on real devices, which support BLE modules, and can withstand typical types of cyberattacks.