A secured authentication protocol for wireless sensor networks using Elliptic Curves Cryptography

Sensors

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 4767-4779

  Yeh, Hsiu Lien ^a   Chen, Tien Ho ^a   Liu, Pin Chuan ^a   Kim, Tai Hoo ^b   Wei, Hsin Wen ^c  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Hannam University   (South Korea)

^c INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Authentication; ECC; Security; Wireless sensor network

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER SECURITY; INSTRUMENTATION; REVIEW; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COMPUTER SECURITY; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 79957702363     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s110504767     Document Type: Review

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