SNAP: an architecture for secure medical sensor networks

We identify the security threats facing a sensor network for wireless medical monitoring, and we propose a public-key architecture using elliptic curve cryptography to address these issues. We also present a preliminary protocol for securely establishing pairwise symmetric keys between a sensor and...

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Published in2006 2nd IEEE Workshop on Wireless Mesh Networks pp. 160 - 162
Main Authors Malasri, K., Lan Wang
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published 2006
Subjects
Base stations
Biomedical monitoring
Communication system security
Cryptographic protocols
Data security
Elliptic curve cryptography
Hospitals
Medical diagnostic imaging
Public key
Wireless sensor networks
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Summary:We identify the security threats facing a sensor network for wireless medical monitoring, and we propose a public-key architecture using elliptic curve cryptography to address these issues. We also present a preliminary protocol for securely establishing pairwise symmetric keys between a sensor and a base station using ECC. To evaluate our protocol, we are working on an implementation of ECC for the Moteiv Tmote Sky platform. Our initial release performs competitively with existing implementations for the Crossbow MICA.
ISBN:9781424407323
142440732X
DOI:10.1109/WIMESH.2006.288632