Security in wireless sensor networks

• Published in: IEEE wireless communications Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 60 - 66
• Main Authors: Xiaojiang Du, Xiaojiang Du, Hsiao-Hwa Chen, Hsiao-Hwa Chen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.08.2008; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Communications technology; Data processing; Data security; Electronics; Large-scale systems; Military; Military computing; Monitoring; Networks; Privacy; Security; Sensors; Target tracking; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks

Recent advances in electronics and wireless communication technologies have enabled the development of large-scale wireless sensor networks that consist of many low-power, low-cost, and small-size sensor nodes. Sensor networks hold the promise of facilitating large-scale and real-time data processin...