Public key cryptography in resource-constrained WSN

Pathan, Al-Sakib Khan and Hong, Choong Seon (2008) Public key cryptography in resource-constrained WSN. Technical Report. Kyung Hee University, South Korea, South Korea.

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Abstract

In this paper we present a detailed review of the works on public key cryptography (PKC) in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). In the early days of sensor networks, public key cryptography was thought to be completely unfeasible considering its computational complexity and energy requirements. By this time, several works have proved that the lightweight versions of many well-known public key algorithms can be utilized in WSN environment. With the expense of a little energy, public key based schemes could in fact be the best choice for ensuring data security in high-security demanding WSN applications. Here, we talk about the notion of public key cryptography in WSN, its applicability, challenges in its implementation, and present a detailed study of the significant works on PKC in WSN.

Item Type:	Monograph (Technical Report)
Additional Information:	6841/636
Uncontrolled Keywords:	public key cryptography (PKC), wireless sensor networks (WSN)
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA76 Computer software
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Computer Science Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology > Department of Computer Science
Depositing User:	Dr. Al-Sakib Khan Pathan
Date Deposited:	21 Jul 2011 14:18
Last Modified:	01 Aug 2011 15:52
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/636

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