International Journal of Computer Science Issues

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Seamless and efficient access to remote devices is imperative in the network operations of a smart grid. Traditional management mechanisms will have to be modified in order to sustain networks such as the ones utilized in the smart grid and the types of devices lying on them. Current multi-domain collaborative environments not only need to have cross-domain authentication measures, it will also be necessary to manage decentralized secure domain interoperation which will make the schemes scalable and more equipped to handle the growing smart grid devices. These networks must also have lightweight and effective entity authentication mechanisms for remote access to the networks. This paper will survey remote access techniques and authentication techniques in the smart grid.