This paper presents a comprehensive survey of existing authentication and privacy-
preserving schemes for 4G and 5G cellular networks. We start by providing an overview of …

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a series of recording devices, mechanical and automated
machines, documents, creatures, or individuals that have one of the user identifiers and the …

A fundamental layer of smart cities, the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) can significantly improve
transportation efficiency, reduce energy consumption, and traffic accidents. However …

With the widespread popularity and usage of Internet-enabled devices, Internet of things has
become one of the most popular techniques of the modern era. However, data generated …

Wireless body area networks (WBANs) are used to collect and exchange vital and sensitive
information about the physical conditions of patients. Due to the openness and mobility of …

Despite two decades of intensive research, it remains a challenge to design a practical
anonymous two-factor authentication scheme, for the designers are confronted with an …

Recently, authentication technologies integrated with the Internet of Things (IoT) and cloud
computing have been promptly investigated for secure data retrieval and robust access …

Rapid advances in wireless communication technologies have paved the way for a wide
range of mobile devices to become increasingly ubiquitous and popular. Mobile devices …

Agriculture is the backbone of our economic system and plays an important role in the life of
an economy. It does not only provide raw material and food, but also provides large …

With the exponential increase of the mobile devices and the fast development of cloud
computing, a new computing paradigm called mobile cloud computing (MCC) is put forward …