A secure and privacy-preserving scheme for secure metering and cooperative communication in advanced metering infrastructure of smart grid networks

The high volume of sensitive data on the advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) coupled with the vulnerability of the wireless infrastructure of the smart grid network made AMI a major target for different attacks. Therefore, to secure metering and communication on AMI, there is a need for an efficient solution that enforces confidentiality, integrity, and privacy preservation. Meanwhile, most of the existing security schemes for AMI are incapable of providing vital security requirements at a low cost. In this paper, we propose an efficient privacy-aware and secure metering and communication scheme for AMI. To achieve this, we develop a scheme containing non-complex key management, data aggregation, and authentication procedures. Our scheme allows data aggregation among m-number of customers for secure multi-hop transmission of metering data. Copyright © 2021 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.