Performance analysis of security mechanism for automotive controller area network

Abstract

Connectivity of modern cars has led to security issues. A number of contributions have proposed the use of cryptographic algorithms in order to provide automotive Controller Area Network (CAN) security. However, due to CAN protocol characteristics, real time requirements within cryptographic schemes are not guaranteed. In this work, effects of implementing cryptographic approaches have been investigated by proposing a performance analysis methodology of cryptographic algorithm. Until get implanting the proposed method in a real vehicle, a platform based on STMicroelectronics'32F407 (STM32F407) microcontroller board has been deployed to test the proposed methodology. The experiments show that the implementation of a cryptographic algorithm has an impact on clock cycles number and therefore, on real-time performances.