Title :
Providing Transparent Security Services to Sensor Networks
Author :
Soroush, H. ; Salajegheh, Mastooreh ; Dimitriou, Tassos
Author_Institution :
Athens Inf. Technol., Athens
Abstract :
In this paper we introduce a link layer security platform for wireless sensor networks. At the heart of this platform, lies our key management module facilitating an efficient scalable post-distribution key establishment that allows the platform to provide different security services. We have developed this framework under TinyOs and have tested it with MICA2 motes. To the best of our knowledge this is the first implemented security platform for sensor networks that provides acceptable resistance against node capture attacks and replay attacks. The provision of security services is completely transparent to the user of the framework. Furthermore, being highly scalable and lightweight, this platform is appropriate to be used in a wireless sensor network of hundreds of nodes.
Keywords :
cryptography; telecommunication security; wireless sensor networks; MICA2 motes; key management module; link layer security platform; node capture attacks; post-distribution key establishment; replay attacks; transparent security services; wireless sensor networks; Communications Society; Data security; Energy capture; Heart; Information security; Information technology; Peer to peer computing; Public key cryptography; Testing; Wireless sensor networks;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 2007. ICC '07. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Glasgow
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0353-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.2007.568
