Implementation of Node Authentication for WSN Using Hash Chains

This paper presents the design and implementation of a lightweight node authentication protocol which comprises of node registration, node authentication and key establishment phases. The solution leverages the low computational overheads associated with cryptographically secure one-way hash chains...

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Published inProcedia computer science Vol. 89; pp. 90 - 98
Main Authors Moon, Ayaz Hassan, Iqbal, Ummer, Bhat, G. Mohiuddin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 2016
Subjects
Access Control List
Authentication
Entity Authentication
Hidden Generator
Wireless Sensors Network
Entity Authentication
Hidden Generator
Wireless Sensors Network
Authentication
Access Control List
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Summary:This paper presents the design and implementation of a lightweight node authentication protocol which comprises of node registration, node authentication and key establishment phases. The solution leverages the low computational overheads associated with cryptographically secure one-way hash chains and Elliptical Curve Crytography (ECC) without using any digital signature algorithm or any public key cryptography. The usage of hidden generator point derived from hash-chains provides defense against a man-in-the-middle attack which is prominent in ECDH (Elliptical Curve Diffie-Hellman) due to lack of entity authentication. The authentication protocol has been simulated on Tossim and its performance bench marking has also been carried out.
ISSN:1877-0509
1877-0509
DOI:10.1016/j.procs.2016.06.013