Ad Hoc Networks. First International Conference, ADHOCNETS 2009, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, September 22-25, 2009. Revised Selected Papers

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Computationally Efficient Mutual Entity Authentication in Wireless Sensor Networks

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-11723-7_13,
        author={Zhijun Li and Guang Gong},
        title={Computationally Efficient Mutual Entity Authentication in Wireless Sensor Networks},
        proceedings={Ad Hoc Networks. First International Conference, ADHOCNETS 2009, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, September 22-25, 2009. Revised Selected Papers},
        proceedings_a={ADHOCNETS},
        year={2012},
        month={7},
        keywords={mutual entity authentication computationally efficient learning parity with noise wireless sensor networks HB protocol HB-hybrid},
        doi={10.1007/978-3-642-11723-7_13}
    }
    
  • Zhijun Li
    Guang Gong
    Year: 2012
    Computationally Efficient Mutual Entity Authentication in Wireless Sensor Networks
    ADHOCNETS
    Springer
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11723-7_13
Zhijun Li1,*, Guang Gong1,*
  • 1: University of Waterloo
*Contact email: leezj@engmail.uwaterloo.ca, ggong@calliope.uwaterloo.ca

Abstract

Mutual entity authentication plays an important role in securing wireless sensor networks. In this paper, we present a computationally efficient authentication framework, based on learning parity with noise problem. The authentication only requires the simplest bit-operations, which makes it suitable for resource-restrained wireless sensor networks. The framework not only presents an approach to securely combine two one-way authentication protocols from the HB-family, but also provides significant enhancements in terms of feasibility of storage/communication requirement. It spawns three specific protocols with different trade-offs between communication overload and memory cost. We extensively analyze their performance and security properties. Furthermore, their applications in different wireless sensor network scenarios are discussed in detail.