Quantitative BAN Logic Based on Belief Degree

Kaixuan Li, Hengyang Wu, Jinyi Xu, Yixiang Chen*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Authentication protocols are the basis for secure communication in many distributed systems but are highly prone to errors in their design, preventing them from working properly. It is therefore necessary to analyze an authentication protocol to determine whether the designed protocol meets the requirements. Much attention has been paid to mathematical logic to analyze cryptographic protocols, particularly the logic proposed by Burrows, Abadi, and Needham (BAN logic). This logic has been successful in identifying weaknesses in various examples of authentication protocols. In this paper, we give a concept of “belief” for BAN logic based on the idea of possibility computation and further propose a quantitative BAN logic. It is also applied to the formal analysis and computation of a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) authentication protocol to show how it works. The quantitative results on belief show that the proposed quantitative approach of BAN logic based on belief can more objectively reflect the security property of the authentication protocol.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationArtificial Intelligence Logic and Applications - The 2nd International Conference, AILA 2022, Proceedings
EditorsYixiang Chen, Songmao Zhang
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages19-34
Number of pages16
ISBN (Print)9789811975097
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Logic and Applications, AILA 2022 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 26 Aug 202228 Aug 2022

Publication series

NameCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Volume1657 CCIS
ISSN (Print)1865-0929
ISSN (Electronic)1865-0937

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Logic and Applications, AILA 2022
CityVirtual, Online
Period26/08/2228/08/22

Keywords

  • Authentication protocols
  • BAN logic
  • Belief logic
  • Possibility computation
  • Quantitative logic
  • Security and privacy

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