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Distributed Group Security for Wireless Sensor Networks

Distributed Group Security for Wireless Sensor Networks

Juan Hernández-Serrano, Juan Vera-del-Campo, Josep Pegueroles, Miguel Soriano
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 24
ISBN13: 9781615207015|ISBN10: 1615207015|EISBN13: 9781615207022
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-701-5.ch014
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Hernández-Serrano, Juan, et al. "Distributed Group Security for Wireless Sensor Networks." Handbook of Research on Developments and Trends in Wireless Sensor Networks: From Principle to Practice, edited by Hai Jin and Wenbin Jiang, IGI Global, 2010, pp. 310-333. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-701-5.ch014

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Hernández-Serrano, J., Vera-del-Campo, J., Pegueroles, J., & Soriano, M. (2010). Distributed Group Security for Wireless Sensor Networks. In H. Jin & W. Jiang (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Developments and Trends in Wireless Sensor Networks: From Principle to Practice (pp. 310-333). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-701-5.ch014

Chicago

Hernández-Serrano, Juan, et al. "Distributed Group Security for Wireless Sensor Networks." In Handbook of Research on Developments and Trends in Wireless Sensor Networks: From Principle to Practice, edited by Hai Jin and Wenbin Jiang, 310-333. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-701-5.ch014

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Abstract

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are made up of large groups of sensor nodes that usually perform distributed monitoring services. These services are often cooperative and interchange sensitive data, so communications within the group of sensor nodes must be secured. Group key management (GKM) protocols appeared, and were broadly studied, in order to ensure the privacy and authentication throughout the group life. However, GKM for WSNs is already challenging due to the exposed nature of wireless media, the constrained resources of sensor nodes, and the need of ad-hoc self-organization in many scenarios. In this chapter we present the basis of GKM and its state-of-the art for WSNs. We analyze the current non-resolved topics and we present a GKM proposal that solves some of these topics: it minimizes both the rekeying costs when the group membership changes and the routing cost within the group.

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