Cryptography Considerations for Distributed Energy Resource Systems

Danish Saleem; Adarsh Hasandka; Maurice Martin; Christine Lai; Patricia Cordeiro; Nicholas Jacobs; Shamina Hossain-McKenzie; Deepu Jose

doi:10.1109/PECI.2019.8698907

Cryptography Considerations for Distributed Energy Resource Systems

Danish Saleem, Adarsh Hasandka, Maurice Martin, Christine Lai, Patricia Cordeiro, Nicholas Jacobs, Shamina Hossain-McKenzie, Deepu Jose

Energy Security and Resilience Center

Sandia National Laboratories

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Abstract

Distributed energy resource (DER) systems are rapidly being adopted and integrated within the electric power grid. Developments in smart grid devices and communication protocols are advancing the power system domain but are also introducing new cyber attack vectors. In particular, the ability to maintain the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data is of increasing concern. Cryptography is a powerful tool that can be leveraged to protect DER systems and their critical information. This paper discusses prominent methods of cryptographic authentication and encryption that can be used to secure DER communications. Specific considerations and recommendations for applying cryptography to DER systems are provided, including system design constraints and system impact. These will be demonstrated with two case studies that assess cryptography hardware requirements and communications latency in DERs.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2019.8698907 https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2019.8698907
State	Published - 24 Apr 2019
Event	2019 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois, PECI 2019 - Champaign, United States Duration: 28 Feb 2019 → 1 Mar 2019

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Conference	2019 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois, PECI 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Champaign
Period	28/02/19 → 1/03/19

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NREL/CP-5R00-73178

Keywords

Cryptography
Cyber attacks
Cybersecurity
Distributed energy resources
Encryption
Hardware design
Hardware performance
Latency

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Saleem, D., Hasandka, A., Martin, M., Lai, C., Cordeiro, P., Jacobs, N., Hossain-McKenzie, S., & Jose, D. (2019). Cryptography Considerations for Distributed Energy Resource Systems. Paper presented at 2019 IEEE Power and Energy Conference at Illinois, PECI 2019, Champaign, United States. https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2019.8698907, https://doi.org/10.1109/PECI.2019.8698907

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