Title :
Key Management for Wireless Sensor Networks Using Trusted Neighbors
Author :
Yuan, Xue ; Jurgensen, H. ; Azarderakhsh, Reza ; Reyhani-Masoleh, Arash
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Western Ontario, London, ON
Abstract :
Establishing and maintaining secure communication paths in a wireless sensor network poses mathematical and technical challenges. We suggest to use random nonces to set up secure communication links after the network deployment phase. This idea exploits some of the inherent features of sensor networks, e.g.: nodes are densely deployed; the wireless communication areas of neighbouring nodes have a large overlap. We outline the analytical properties of such a scheme and show simulation results which corroborate them for practical purposes.
Keywords :
cryptographic protocols; telecommunication security; wireless sensor networks; key management protocol; network deployment phase; random nonce; secure communication path; shared-key discovery protocol; trusted neighbour reinforcement; wireless communication; wireless sensor network; Analytical models; Computer network management; Computer science; Conference management; Data security; Engineering management; Polynomials; Resilience; Ubiquitous computing; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing, 2008. EUC '08. IEEE/IFIP International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3492-3
DOI :
10.1109/EUC.2008.125
