Work

SKMA: a key management architecture for SCADA systems

Year: 2006

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems are widely used in the management of critical infrastructure such as electricity and water distrubution systems. Currently there is little understanding of how to best protect SCADA systems from malicious attacks. We review the constraints and requirements for SCADA security and propose a suitable architecture (SKMA) for secure SCADA communications. The architecture includes a proposed key management protocol (SKMP). We compare the architecture with a previous proposal from Sandia Labs.

Source: QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology)

Authors: Robert Dawson, Colin Boyd, Ed Dawson, Juan Manuel González Nieto

Institution: Queensland University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Smart Grid Security and Resilience

Subfield: Control and Systems Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

Funder: Australian Research Council

Award: Secure Communications for Critical Infrastructure Control Systems