Using the Timing Information of Heartbeats as an Entity Identifier to Secure Body Sensor Network

• Published in: IEEE transactions on information technology in biomedicine Vol. 12; no. 6; pp. 772 - 779
• Main Authors: Shu-Di Bao, Poon, C.C.Y., Yuan-Ting Zhang, Lian-Feng Shen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States IEEE 01.11.2008
• Subjects: Biometrics; Biosensors; body sensor network (BSN); Body sensor networks; Character generation; Computer Communication Networks - instrumentation; Computer Security; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; entity identifier (EI); Heart Rate; Human body; Humans; Information security; interpulse interval (IPI); Lightweight; Mathematical analysis; Medical Records Systems, Computerized; Monitoring, Ambulatory; Networks; Protection; security; Sensors; Telemedicine; Telemedicine - instrumentation; Timing; Weight reduction; Wireless communication; Biometrics; inter-pulse interval; security; entity identifier; body sensor network

Security of the emerging body sensor network (BSN) in telemedicine applications is a crucial problem because personal medical information must be protected against flaws and misdeeds. The solution is, however, nontrivial because lightweight mechanisms have to be deployed to meet the stringent resour...