Multiple hash sub-chains: Authentication for the hierarchical sensor networks

Information Technology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 740-748

  Gao, Ang ^a   Wei, Wei ^a   Xiao, Xiangrong ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Different communication ranges; Hash chain; Hierarchical authentication; Internal attack; Wireless sensor networks

Indexed keywords

AUTHENTICATION; CHAINS; CRYPTOGRAPHY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; NETWORK SECURITY; SENSOR NODES;

AUTHENTICATION SCHEME; COMMUNICATION RANGE; DISTRIBUTED STRATEGIES; HASH CHAINS; HIERARCHICAL SENSOR NETWORK; INTERNAL ATTACKS; SECURE AUTHENTICATIONS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK (WSNS);

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 77954471186     PISSN: 18125638     EISSN: 18125646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/itj.2010.740.748     Document Type: Article

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