A Novel Security Framework for Edge Computing based UAV Delivery System

As the latest computing paradigm, edge computing has attracted increasing attention from both academia and industry in recent years. It significantly affects the design and development of many smart systems and challenges conventional security solutions. Therefore, a new security framework targeted for edge computing-based smart systems is urgently required. In this paper, we investigate various security issues in the edge computing-based Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) delivery system which is a typical system in smart logistics. Specifically, we focus on security issues related to abnormal intrusion detection, various security attacks, and authentication/access control. To address these security issues, we propose A2DSEC which is a novel security framework characterized by the capabilities such as detection, defense, and authentication. With A2DSEC, we can guarantee the security of user identity authentication, and provide effective early warnings so that corresponding security measures can be taken in a timely fashion. To verify the effectiveness of A2DSEC, we test and implement the core part of the framework on a real-world edge computing-based UAV delivery system. The experiment results show that the A2DSEC can effectively ensure the security of the UAV delivery system via the timely detection of a variety of attacks as well as unknown potential attacks.