Honors Theses

Date of Award

12-2023

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Degree Name

BS

Department

Computer Science

Faculty Mentor

Michael Black

Advisor(s)

Ricky Green, Todd McDonald

Abstract

Satellite communication is essential for the exploration and study of space. Satellites allow communications with many devices and systems residing in space and on the surface of celestial bodies from ground stations on Earth. However, with the rise of Ground Station as a Service (GsaaS), the ability to efficiently send action commands to distant satellites must ensure non-repudiation such that an attacker is unable to send malicious commands to distant satellites. Distant satellites are also constrained devices and rely on limited power, meaning security on these devices is minimal. Therefore, this study attempted to propose a novel algorithm to allow authenticating communications from ground stations to long-distance satellite communications while also ensuring the time delay on constrained devices remains low.

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