3 papers
cs.CR2026
HDKEM: Authentication Allocation for Deniable Hybrid Key Exchange
Kazi Hassan Shakib, Muhammad Asfand Hafeez, Arslan Munir
Deniable authenticated key exchange (DAKE) establishes a shared key without leaving transferable evidence that a party participated. We study DAKE protocols that authenticate each…
cs.CR2025
LSEG: A Lightweight and Secure Key Exchange Protocol for Smart Grid Communication
Amna Zafar, Muhammad Asfand Hafeez, Arslan Munir
The increasing deployment of the Internet of Things (IoT) edge devices in modern smart grid environments requires secure and efficient communication protocols specifically designed…
cs.CR2025
AmphiKey: A Dual-Mode Secure Authenticated Key Encapsulation Protocol for Smart Grid
Kazi Hassan Shakib, Muhammad Asfand Hafeez, Arslan Munir
AmphiKey, a dual-mode post-quantum/traditional (PQ/T) hybrid authenticated key exchange mechanism (AKEM) has been designed to secure smart grid communications against both classica…