A novel block encryption scheme based on chaos and an S-box for wireless sensor networks

• Published in: Chinese physics B Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 163 - 174
• Main Author: 佟晓筠 王翥 左科
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.02.2012
• Subjects: Algorithms; Blocking; Chaos theory; Diffusion rate; Discretization; Encryption; Low energy; Remote sensors; S-盒; Wireless networks; 加密方案; 实验测试; 技术成熟; 无线传感器网络; 测试速度; 混沌映射; 网络节点
• ISSN: 1674-1056; 2058-3834; 1741-4199
• DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/21/2/020506

The wireless sensor network （WSN） has been widely used in various fields, but it still remains in the preliminary discovery and research phase with a lack of various related mature technologies. Traditional encryption schemes are not suitable for wireless sensor networks due to intrinsic features of the nodes such as low energy, limited computation capability, and lack of storage resources. In this paper, we present a novel block encryption scheme based on the integer discretization of a chaotic map, the Feistel network structure, and an S-box. The novel scheme is fast, secure, has low resource consumption and is suitable for wireless sensor network node encryption schemes. The experimental tests are carried out with detailed analysis, showing that the novel block algorithm has a large key space, very good diffusion and disruptive performances, a strict avalanche effect, excellent statistical balance, and fast encryption speed. These features enable the encryption scheme to pass the SP800-22 test. Meanwhile, the analysis and the testing of speed, time, and storage space on the simulator platform show that this new encryption scheme is well able to hide data information in wireless sensor networks.