Security enhanced user authentication protocol for wireless sensor networks using elliptic curves cryptography

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 10081-10106

  Choi, Younsung ^a   Lee, Donghoon ^a   Kim, Jiye ^a   Jung, Jaewook ^a   Nam, Junghyun ^b   Won, Dongho ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Authentication protocol; Elliptic curves cryptography; Wireless sensor network

Indexed keywords

AUTHENTICATION; GEOMETRY; PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY; SENSORS; SMART CARDS;

AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOLS; COMPUTATIONAL ABILITY; ELLIPTIC CURVE CRYPTOGRAPHY(ECC); ELLIPTIC CURVES CRYPTOGRAPHY; MUTUAL AUTHENTICATION; PERFECT FORWARD SECRECY; USER AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOLS; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK (WSNS);

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 84902296026     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s140610081     Document Type: Article

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