TY - GEN
T1 - An efficient public-key-based heterogeneous sensor network key distribution scheme
AU - Brown, Jeremy
AU - Du, Xiaojiang
AU - Nygard, Kendall
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Most existing research regarding sensor network security considers homogenous sensor networks. To achieve better security and performance, we adopt a heterogeneous sensor network (HSN) model that consists of physically different types of sensor nodes. In this paper, we present an efficient key distribution scheme for HSNs, which takes advantage of powerful high-end sensor nodes. The scheme establishes a secure communication topology in the network in an efficient and secure manner. We show that the scheme has smaller memory requirements than a popular key distribution scheme and it is more resilient against the node compromise attack.
AB - Most existing research regarding sensor network security considers homogenous sensor networks. To achieve better security and performance, we adopt a heterogeneous sensor network (HSN) model that consists of physically different types of sensor nodes. In this paper, we present an efficient key distribution scheme for HSNs, which takes advantage of powerful high-end sensor nodes. The scheme establishes a secure communication topology in the network in an efficient and secure manner. We show that the scheme has smaller memory requirements than a popular key distribution scheme and it is more resilient against the node compromise attack.
KW - Heterogeneous sensor networks
KW - Key management
KW - Security
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U2 - 10.1109/GLOCOM.2007.191
DO - 10.1109/GLOCOM.2007.191
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:39349088351
SN - 1424410436
SN - 9781424410439
T3 - GLOBECOM - IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference
SP - 991
EP - 995
BT - IEEE GLOBECOM 2007 - 2007 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, Proceedings
T2 - 50th Annual IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference, GLOBECOM 2007
Y2 - 26 November 2007 through 30 November 2007
ER -