An efficient and scalable key distribution mechanism for hierarchical wireless sensor networks

An Ni Shen; Song Guo; Hung Yu Chien

doi:10.1109/SARNOF.2009.4850313

An efficient and scalable key distribution mechanism for hierarchical wireless sensor networks

An Ni Shen, Song Guo, Hung Yu Chien

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Abstract

Many applications of wireless sensor network (WSN) require secure data communications, especially in a hostile environment. In order to protect the sensitive data and the sensor readings, secret keys should be used to encrypt the exchanged messages between communicating nodes. Traditional asymmetric key cryptosystems are infeasible in WSNs due to the low capacity of each senor node. In this paper, we propose a new key pre-distribution scheme for hierarchical WSNs. Compared to some of the existing schemes, our methods possess the following features that are particularly beneficial to the resource-constrained large-scale WSNs: (1) it can fully defend against the node captured attack, (2) it minimizes the storage and communication overhead, and (3) it provides full connectivity of the network.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2009 IEEE Sarnoff Symposium, SARNOFF 2009 - Conference Proceedings
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SARNOF.2009.4850313
Publication status	Published - 23 Jul 2009
Externally published	Yes
Event	2009 IEEE Sarnoff Symposium, SARNOFF 2009 - Princeton, NJ, United States Duration: 30 Mar 2009 → 1 Apr 2009

Conference

Conference	2009 IEEE Sarnoff Symposium, SARNOFF 2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	Princeton, NJ
Period	30/03/09 → 1/04/09

Keywords

Hierarchical wireless sensor network
Key management
Pair-wise key
Security

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Communication

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