Securing wireless sensor networks: An identity-based cryptography approach

International Journal of Sensor Networks

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 182-192

  Szczechowiak, Piotr ^a   Scott, Michael ^b   Collier, Martin ^a  

^a School of Electronic Engineering   (Ireland)

^b School of Computing   (Ireland)

Author keywords

IBC; Identitybased cryptography; Key distribution; Security protocols; Wireless sensor networks; WSNs

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; NETWORK SECURITY; PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY;

ENERGY EFFICIENT; IDENTITY BASED CRYPTOGRAPHY; IDENTITY-BASED KEY AGREEMENTS; KEY DISTRIBUTION; PUBLIC KEYS; SECURITY PROTOCOLS; SECURITY SOLUTIONS; SIMPLE++; SYMMETRIC KEYS;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 79960541794     PISSN: 17481279     EISSN: 17481287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSNET.2010.036193     Document Type: Article

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