DocumentCode :
1602804
Title :
A Middleware Approach to Provide Security in IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Sensor Networks
Author :
Marchesani, S. ; Pomante, L. ; Pugliese, Marco ; Santucci, Fortunato
Author_Institution :
Center of Excellence DEWS, Univ. of L´Aquila, L´Aquila, Italy
fYear :
2013
Firstpage :
85
Lastpage :
93
Abstract :
Last years have seen the growth of interest for middleware exploitation in distributed resource-constrained systems as Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are. A WSN is a versatile smart sensing system to support pervasive monitoring in a variety of applications. In this context available middleware platforms usually provide the Application Layer with different basic services, as shared memory or addressing repository, but do not usually provide security services such as secure links management protocol or intrusion detection. Nevertheless, since WSN applications normally require the collection and the aggregation of reliable measurements and data from the sensing units, secure communications should be guaranteed even in the presence of resource constraints. In this paper we then present a novel middleware approach that is directly tailored to an IEEE 802.15.4-based WSN. The security-related components of the proposed middleware include a light yet powerful cryptographic scheme (TAKS) and an Intrusion Detection System (WIDS): the former module exploits the topological properties of a WSN, while the latter one is based on a Weak Process Model approach.
Keywords :
Zigbee; cryptographic protocols; middleware; security of data; telecommunication security; wireless sensor networks; IEEE 802.15.4 wireless sensor networks; application layer; cryptographic scheme; distributed resource constrained systems; intrusion detection; middleware platforms; pervasive monitoring; resource constraints; secure communications; secure links management protocol; smart sensing system; weak process model approach; Cryptography; IEEE 802.15 Standards; Intrusion detection; Middleware; Protocols; Wireless sensor networks; cryptographic scheme; intrusion detection system; middleware; security; wireless sensor networks;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
MOBILe Wireless MiddleWARE, Operating Systems and Applications (Mobilware), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Bologna
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/Mobilware.2013.21
Filename :
6775056
Link To Document :
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