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Low-energy symmetric key distribution in wireless sensor networks

McCusker, Kealan and O'Connor, Noel E. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-4033-9135 (2011) Low-energy symmetric key distribution in wireless sensor networks. IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, 8 (3). pp. 363-376. ISSN 1545-5971

Abstract
In this work a scheme for key distribution and network access in a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) that utilises Identity- Based Cryptography (IBC) is presented. The scheme is analysed on the ARM920T processor and measurements were taken for the run time and energy of its components. It was found that the Tate pairing component of the scheme consumes significant amounts of energy, and so should be ported to hardware. An accelerator was implemented in 65nm Complementary Metal Oxide Silicon (CMOS) technology and area, timing and energy figures have been obtained for the design. Results indicate that a hardware implementation of IBC would meet the strict energy constraint required of a wireless sensor network node.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Wireless sensor networks; identity based cryptography; hardware architecture
Subjects:Computer Science > Digital electronics
Computer Science > Computer security
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Electronic Engineering
Research Initiatives and Centres > CLARITY: The Centre for Sensor Web Technologies
Publisher:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Official URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TDSC.2010.73
Copyright Information:© 2011 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other users, including reprinting/ republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted components of this work in other works.
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
Funders:Science Foundation Ireland
ID Code:16796
Deposited On:20 Jan 2012 11:07 by Noel Edward O'connor . Last Modified 22 Oct 2018 15:35
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