A source location privacy preservation scheme in WSN-assisted IoT network by randomized ring and confounding transmission

• Published in: Wireless networks Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 827 - 852
• Main Authors: Shukla, Anurag, Singh, Deepak, Sajwan, Mohit, Verma, Abhishek, Kumar, Ajit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.02.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Communications Engineering; Computer Communication Networks; Electrical Engineering; Energy consumption; Engineering; Internet of Things; IT in Business; Networks; Nodes; Original Paper; Position sensing; Privacy; Randomization; Routing (telecommunications); Sensors; Wireless networks; Wireless sensor networks; Wireless sensor network; Privacy; Ring-based routing; Source location privacy; Random routing; Internet of Things; Confounding routing
• ISSN: 1022-0038; 1572-8196
• DOI: 10.1007/s11276-021-02876-9

Wireless sensor network (WSN) based applications have become regular in our daily lives, and their integration with the Internet of Things (IoT) makes them even more productive and convenient. However, the inclusion of massive devices, which form the core of IoT, raises plenty of security concerns....