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A Secure Multi-factor Authentication Protocol for Healthcare Services Using Cloud-based SDN

Sugandhi Midha¹, Sahil Verma^1,*, Kavita¹, Mohit Mittal², Nz Jhanjhi^3,4, Mehedi Masud⁵, Mohammed A. AlZain⁶

1 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Chandigarh University, Mohali, 140413, India
2 Chandigarh Engineering College Jhanjeri, Mohali, 140307, India
3 School of Computer Science and Engineering, SCE, Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya, 47500, Malaysia
4 Center for Smart Society 5.0 [CSS5.0], FIT, Taylor’s University, Subang Jaya, 47500, Malaysia
5 Department of Computer Science, College of Computers and Information Technology, Taif University, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia
6 Department of Information Technology, College of Computers and Information Technology, Taif University, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia

* Corresponding Author: Sahil Verma. Email: