Abstract: A technology is described for applying authentication on a constrained bandwidth link. The method may determine an amortization factor for authentication to be applied to data blocks sent across the constrained bandwidth link. The amortization factor may be pre-set or received from a user during a communication session. Another operation may be generating truncated authentication codes that are keyed cryptographic checksums for the data blocks. A truncation size of the truncated authentication codes may be defined in part by the amortization factor. The data blocks may be sent across the constrained bandwidth link with the truncated authentication codes to the receiving node.

Abstract: A technology is described for applying security to a message to be sent over a constrained bandwidth link. The method may include identifying a priority portion of the message, using machine learning, that is to be sent with increased security as compared with a remainder of the message. A level of security to be applied to the priority portion of the message may be determined. A security protocol may be applied to the priority portion of the message, as defined in part by the level of security. The data packets may be sent for the message across the constrained bandwidth link to a receiving node.