On the implementation and evaluation of an elliptic curve based cryptosystem for Java enabled Wireless Sensor Networks

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 394-405

  Boyle, David E ^a   Newe, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cryptography; Elliptic Curve Cryptography; Java; Resource consumption; Security; Wireless Sensor Network

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE METHODS; APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT; APPLICATION LAYERS; CROSS-LAYER; CRYPTOSYSTEMS; ELLIPTIC CURVE; ELLIPTIC CURVE CRYPTOGRAPHY; INDUSTRY STANDARDS; JAVA; NETWORK LIFETIME; PROGRAMMABLE OBJECTS; PROGRAMMABLE PLATFORMS; PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOSYSTEMS; REAL APPLICATIONS; RESOURCE CONSUMPTION; SECURITY ARCHITECTURE; SUN MICROSYSTEMS; TRANSPORT LAYER SECURITY; WIRELESS SENSOR;

GEOMETRY; NETWORK SECURITY; PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY; ROUTING PROTOCOLS; SENSOR NETWORKS; SUN; SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 71649100806     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sna.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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