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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2010.10.7.070

Resilient Security Protocol for Combating Replay Attacks in Wireless Sensor Networks  

Zhang, Di (전북대학교 전자공학부 영상정보신기술연구센터)
Heo, Ung (전북대학교 전자공학부 영상정보신기술연구센터)
You, Kang-Soo (전주대학교 교양학부)
Choi, Jae-Ho (전북대학교 전자공학부 영상정보신기술연구센터)
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The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.10, no.7, 2010 , pp. 70-80 More about this Journal
Abstract
Due to the resource limitations of sensor nodes, providing a security protocol is a particular challenge in sensor networks. One popular method is the neighborhood-based key agreement protocol (NEKAP). NEKAP is an efficient and lightweight protocol, but it includes loopholes through which adversaries may launch replay attacks by successfully masquerading as legitimate nodes. In this paper, we present a modified security protocol for wireless sensor networks. We provide four types of keys for each node, which adapt to different security requirements; and an improvement is made to alleviate the replay attack. According to our qualitative performance analyses, the proposed security protocol provides effectiveness in terms of authentication security, attacking node detection, and replay attack resilience when compared to the conventional method.
Keywords
Wireless Sensor Networks; Authentication; Replay Attack; Security Protocol;
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