Wen Zhang
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Research Subjects
Wen Zhang has a total of 12 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Chao Li
Beijing Key Laboratory of Security and Privacy in Intelligent Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
1 shared publication Chunsheng Yang
1 shared publicationJiqiang Liu
Beijing Key Laboratory of Security and Privacy in Intelligent Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China
1 shared publication- Ke Feng
Xi’an Jiaotong University
1 shared publication - Li Duan
Beijing Jiaotong University
1 shared publication - Michael Beer
Leibniz Universität Hannover
1 shared publication
Latest Publications
- 1 June 2026
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security
- Vol. 21 (15566013) , 5597-5611
Lightweight Authentication for Drone Service Collaboration Using Blockchain-Based Decentralized Identity and Physically Unclonable Functions
In an open and complex environment of drone service collaboration scenarios, efficient identity authentication is essential for secure service interactions. Traditional schemes suffer from high computational costs, low communication efficiency, and vulnerability to single-point failures. This paper presents a new lightweight authentication scheme (BDP-Auth) based on blockchain decentralized identity (DID) and physically unclonable functions (PUFs). PUF enables low-power, low-cost identity key generation without relying on complex computation or large storage, ensuring tamper-proof identifiers while reducing hardware and energy overhead. Using blockchain decentralization, the DID mechanism securely registers and stores drone identities, offering transparency and integrity. Security analysis shows that BDP-Auth achieves forward and backward security, meaning that the compromise of the current session key does not reveal past or subsequent session communications, and also resists physical capture and impersonation attacks. Experiments demonstrate that, compared to PRLAP-IoD, BDP-Auth reduces the computation overhead by 38.3% and 45.0% on the STM32F4 and NodeMCU platforms, respectively, decreases communication overhead by 36.9%, and reduces storage overhead by 27.5%, significantly improving overall efficiency.
- 1 June 2026
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security
- Vol. 21 (15566013) , 5597-5611
Lightweight Authentication for Drone Service Collaboration Using Blockchain-Based Decentralized Identity and Physically Unclonable Functions
In an open and complex environment of drone service collaboration scenarios, efficient identity authentication is essential for secure service interactions. Traditional schemes suffer from high computational costs, low communication efficiency, and vulnerability to single-point failures. This paper presents a new lightweight authentication scheme (BDP-Auth) based on blockchain decentralized identity (DID) and physically unclonable functions (PUFs). PUF enables low-power, low-cost identity key generation without relying on complex computation or large storage, ensuring tamper-proof identifiers while reducing hardware and energy overhead. Using blockchain decentralization, the DID mechanism securely registers and stores drone identities, offering transparency and integrity. Security analysis shows that BDP-Auth achieves forward and backward security, meaning that the compromise of the current session key does not reveal past or subsequent session communications, and also resists physical capture and impersonation attacks. Experiments demonstrate that, compared to PRLAP-IoD, BDP-Auth reduces the computation overhead by 38.3% and 45.0% on the STM32F4 and NodeMCU platforms, respectively, decreases communication overhead by 36.9%, and reduces storage overhead by 27.5%, significantly improving overall efficiency.