Name
Abstract | ||
|---|---|---|
Broadcast authentication is a fundamental security service in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). Although symmetric-key-based μTESLA-like schemes were employed due to their energy efficiency, they all suffer from DoS attacks resulting from the nature of delayed message authentication. Recently, several public-key-based schemes were proposed to achieve immediate broadcast authentication that may significantly improve security strength. However, while the public-key-based schemes obviate the security vulnerability inherent to symmetric-key-based μTESLA-like schemes, their signature verification is time-consuming. Thus, speeding up signature verification is a problem of considerable practical importance, especially in resource-constrained environments. This paper exploits the cooperation among sensor nodes to accelerate the signature verification of vBNN-IBS, a pairing-free identity-based signature with reduced signature size. We demonstrate through on extensive performance evaluation study that the accelerated vBNN-IBS achieves the longest network lifetime compared to both the traditional vBNN-IBS and the accelerated ECDSA schemes. The accelerated vBNN-IBS runs 66% faster than the traditional signature verification method. Results from theoretical analysis, simulation, and real-world experimentation on a MICAz platform are provided to validate our claims. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
|---|---|---|
2016 | 10.1016/j.future.2014.07.006 | Future Generation Computer Systems |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
Broadcast authentication,ID-based cryptography,Digital signature,Accelerated verification,Wireless sensor networks | Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm,Vulnerability (computing),Authentication,Message authentication code,Denial-of-service attack,Computer science,Efficient energy use,Digital signature,Wireless sensor network,Distributed computing | Journal |
Volume | ISSN | Citations |
55 | 0167-739X | 5 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
0.44 | 29 | 5 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chafika Benzaid | 1 | 54 | 13.06 |
| Karim Lounis | 2 | 5 | 0.44 |
| Ameer Al-Nemrat | 3 | 42 | 9.12 |
| Nadjib Badache | 4 | 612 | 60.98 |
| Mamoun Alazab | 5 | 347 | 52.15 |