Research Article

Security Authentication Protocol for Massive Machine Type Communication in 5G Networks

Table 1

Notations.

NotationsDefinitions

TRCThe trusted registration center
Machine type communication device
AUSF/UDMAuthentication server function/unified data management
SEAF/AMFSecurity anchor function/access and mobility management function
A one-way secure hash function
Physical Unclonable Function
Exclusive-OR operation
||Concatenation operation
The timestamp
GIDThe group identity
The temporary identity
The system master key
Message authentication code