Cryptanalysis and security improvements of 'two-factor user authentication in wireless sensor networks'

Sensors

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 2450-2459

  Khan, Muhammad Khurram ^a   Alghathbar, Khaled ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Authentication; Cryptanalysis; Security; Smart card; Wireless sensor network

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION MODULES; CRYPTANALYSIS; MUTUAL AUTHENTICATION; SECURITY; SECURITY IMPROVEMENT; SECURITY WEAKNESS; USER AUTHENTICATION; USER AUTHENTICATION SCHEME;

CRYPTOGRAPHY; SECURITY SYSTEMS; SENSOR NODES; SMART CARDS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

AUTHENTICATION;

ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; COMPUTER SECURITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING;

BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION; COMPUTER SECURITY; HUMANS; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 77955495427     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s100302450     Document Type: Article

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