Secure GNSS telemetry on ESP32 using kinematic validation, adaptive logging, and hardware-accelerated AES encryption
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jee-2026-0052 | Journal eISSN: 1339-309X (formerly 1335-3632) | Journal ISSN: 1335-3632
Language: English
Page range: 543 - 552
Submitted on: Jul 28, 2026
Published online: Oct 11, 2026
Published in print: Oct 1, 2026
Published by: Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
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