NiIas: Non-Interactive Instant Authentication and Secure Data Delivery Protocol for Multi-Access Edge Computing

NiIas is a security protocol designed for Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC, a system where computing resources are placed closer to users at the network edge) that allows devices to authenticate and send data immediately without the usual setup delays required by traditional protocols. The protocol uses identity-based cryptography (a method where users' public keys are derived from their identity rather than certificates) and an authenticate-before-decryption mechanism to filter out unauthorized traffic and protect against denial-of-service attacks (attempts to overwhelm a system with traffic to make it unavailable).