Trust management systems for wireless sensor networks: Best practices

Computer Communications

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1086-1093

  Lopez, Javier ^a   Roman, Rodrigo ^a   Agudo, Isaac ^a   Fernandez Gago, Carmen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Best practices; Trust management; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

BEST PRACTICE; FLOW OF LIQUIDS; MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE; PHYSICAL WORLD; SECURITY TOOLS; STATE OF THE ART; TRUST MANAGEMENT; TRUST MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

MANAGEMENT; SECURITY OF DATA; SENSOR NETWORKS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 77950866308     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comcom.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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