Research Article

Cluster-Based Authentication Process in a Smart City

Table 6

Dialogues of different entities.

UserEdge serverService serverCentral server

1. Requests ANu1.1 Sends requested ANu
2. Requests with (IDu + ANu) for Ksec-u2.1 Generates Ksec-u
3. Requests ANes3.1 Sends ANes
4. Requests with (IDes + ANes) for Ksec-es4.1 Generates Ksec-es
5. Requests ANss5.1 Sends ANss
6. Requests with (IDss + ANss) for Ksec-ss6.1 Generates Ksec-ss
7. Generates Ksec-cs