Novel Graph-Based Machine Learning Technique to Secure Smart Vehicles in Intelligent Transportation Systems

Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) is a developing technology that will significantly alter the driving experience. In such systems, smart vehicles and Road-Side Units (RSUs) communicate through the VANET. Safety apps use these data to identify and prevent hazardous situations in real-time. Detection of malicious nodes and attack traffic in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) is a current research subject. Recently, researchers are proposing graph-based machine learning techniques to identify malicious users in the ITS environment, through which it is easy to analyze the network traffic and detect the malicious devices. Therefore, graph-based machine learning techniques could be a technique that efficiently detect malicious nodes in the ITS environment. In this context, this article aims to provide a technique for resolving authentication and security issues in ITS using lightweight cryptography and graph-based machine learning. Our solution uses the concepts of identity based authentication technique and graph-based machine learning in order to provide authentication and security to the smart vehicle in ITS. By authenticating smart vehicles in ITS and identifying various cyber threats, our proposed method substantially contributes to the development of intelligent transportation communication environment.