An efficient identity-based key management scheme for wireless sensor networks using the Bloom filter

Sensors (Basel). 2014 Sep 26;14(10):17937-51. doi: 10.3390/s141017937.

Abstract

With the rapid development and widespread adoption of wireless sensor networks (WSNs), security has become an increasingly prominent problem. How to establish a session key in node communication is a challenging task for WSNs. Considering the limitations in WSNs, such as low computing capacity, small memory, power supply limitations and price, we propose an efficient identity-based key management (IBKM) scheme, which exploits the Bloom filter to authenticate the communication sensor node with storage efficiency. The security analysis shows that IBKM can prevent several attacks effectively with acceptable computation and communication overhead.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer Communication Networks*
  • Computer Security*
  • Equipment Design
  • Humans
  • Wireless Technology*