Research Article
A Lightweight Authentication Protocol for Resource-Constrained WBAN
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-032-23453-7_12, author={Huaiyao Yang and Xueting Huang and Xiaoyan Chen and Dacheng He and Yufeng Xiao}, title={A Lightweight Authentication Protocol for Resource-Constrained WBAN}, proceedings={Security and Privacy in Communication Networks. 21st EAI International Conference, SecureComm 2025, Xiangtan, China, July 4--6, 2025, Proceedings, Part III}, proceedings_a={SECURECOMM}, year={2026}, month={11}, keywords={WBAN Authentication Key agreement Lightweight Wearable sensors}, doi={10.1007/978-3-032-23453-7_12} }- Huaiyao Yang
Xueting Huang
Xiaoyan Chen
Dacheng He
Yufeng Xiao
Year: 2026
A Lightweight Authentication Protocol for Resource-Constrained WBAN
SECURECOMM
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-23453-7_12
Abstract
In recent years, Wireless Body Area Networks (WBANs) have witnessed rapid development, significantly facilitating remote medical monitoring and real-time health data collection. As the sensitivity of transmitted data increases, ensuring secure communication within WBANs has become a critical concern. Among various security mechanisms, authentication protocols play a vital role in protecting sensitive physiological information from unauthorized access. However, many existing protocols are not well-suited to the resource-constrained nature of WBAN devices, often suffering from high computational overhead and susceptibility to various attacks. To address these challenges, this paper proposes a lightweight authentication protocol that employs hash functions and XOR-based operations to achieve secure authentication and key agreement between the HN and sensor nodes (SNs). Informal security analysis and experimental results demonstrate that the proposed protocol effectively defends against common security threats in WBAN environments while maintaining low computational and communication overhead.