Enhancing Secret Key Generation in Low-Mobility Scenarios by Locally Generated Pilots

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Abstract

In this paper, we study the performance of a practical secret key generation method under low-mobility scenarios. Instead of relying on traditional cryptographic methods or leveraging spatial diversity and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces to increase channel variations, we utilize locally generated pilots to add randomness to the system, thus in turn helping to increase the secret key rate. The results demonstrate significant improvements over the original channels, whose entropy source mainly relies on mobility and channel variations. More importantly, this scheme works well without extra helpers or multiple antennas, thus providing a potential for developing reliable, lightweight security solutions for resource-constrained devices in practice.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2025 IEEE 102nd Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC 2025-Fall - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
ISBN (electronic)979-8-3315-0320-8
ISBN (print)979-8-3315-0321-5
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2026
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesIEEE Vehicular Technology Conference
ISSN1090-3038

Conference

Title102nd IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference
Abbreviated titleVTC 2025-Fall
Conference number102
Duration19 - 22 October 2025
Website
LocationInterContinental Century City Hotel
CityChengdu
CountryChina

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-1702-9075/work/211722579

Keywords

Keywords

  • mobility, pilots, randomness, Secret key generation, static