A new authentication protocol for healthcare applications using wireless medical sensor networks with user anonymity

Security and Communication Networks

Volumn 9, Issue 15, 2016, Pages 2643-2655

  Li, Xiong ^a,b   Niu, Jianwei ^a   Kumari, Saru ^c   Liao, Junguo ^b   Liang, Wei ^b   Khan, Muhammad Khurram ^d  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c AGRA COLLEGE   (India)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

authentication; biometric; password; smart card; wireless medical sensor networks

Indexed keywords

BIOMETRICS; COPYRIGHTS; DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK; HEALTH CARE; MOBILE DEVICES; SENSOR NODES; SMART CARDS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

ANONYMOUS AUTHENTICATION; AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOLS; HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; MEDICAL SENSOR NETWORKS; PASSWORD; SECURITY AND PRIVACY ISSUES; USER AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOLS; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY;

AUTHENTICATION;

EID: 84923405290     PISSN: 19390114     EISSN: 19390122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sec.1214     Document Type: Conference Paper

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