Title :
Rabbit-MAC: Lightweight Authenticated Encryption in Wireless Sensor Networks
Author :
Tahir, Ruhma ; Javed, Muhammad Younas ; Cheema, Ahmad Raza
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Signals, Nat. Univ. of Sci. & Technol. (NUST), Rawalpindi
Abstract :
In this paper, we propose a new lightweight authenticated encryption mechanism based on Rabbit stream cipher referred to as Rabbit-MAC, for wireless sensor networks (WSNs) that fulfils both requirements of security as well as energy efficiency. Our proposed scheme provides data authentication, confidentiality and integrity in WSNs. We construct a Rabbit based MAC function, which can be used for data authentication and data integrity. Our proposed security protocol is an idea for resource constrained WSNs, and can be widely used in the applications of secure communication where the communication nodes have limited processing and storage capabilities while requiring sufficient levels of security. The features of Rabbit-MAC scheme conclude that this particular scheme might be more efficient than the existing schemes in terms of security and resource consumption.
Keywords :
access protocols; cryptography; message authentication; telecommunication security; wireless sensor networks; Rabbit stream cipher; Rabbit-MAC; communication nodes; data authentication; data integrity; energy efficiency; lightweight authenticated encryption; wireless sensor networks; Base stations; Communication system security; Cryptography; Data security; Educational institutions; Energy efficiency; Message authentication; Protocols; Rabbits; Wireless sensor networks; Authentication; Confidentiality; Integrity; Rabbit-MAC; Wireless Sensor Networks;
Conference_Titel :
Information and Automation, 2008. ICIA 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Changsha
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2183-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2184-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICINFA.2008.4608065
