In this paper, we present the comparison between a distributed and a centralized authentication protocol for wireless sensor networks (WSN). We outline the difference between authentication and key-agreement schemes and we propose a novel approach based on the use of polynomial functions to produce a distributed bi-directional authentication. The advantages of this approach are: speed of operation that can allow multiple subsequent authentications, thus support to mobility; balanced energy consumption if compared with the imbalanced centralized approach and the prevention of partition attacks.

Fast distributed bi-directionalauthentication for wireless sensor networks / Fantacci R.; Chiti F.; Maccari L.. - In: SECURITY AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS. - ISSN 1939-0114. - STAMPA. - 1:(2008), pp. 17-24.

Fast distributed bi-directionalauthentication for wireless sensor networks

FANTACCI, ROMANO;CHITI, FRANCESCO;
2008

Abstract

In this paper, we present the comparison between a distributed and a centralized authentication protocol for wireless sensor networks (WSN). We outline the difference between authentication and key-agreement schemes and we propose a novel approach based on the use of polynomial functions to produce a distributed bi-directional authentication. The advantages of this approach are: speed of operation that can allow multiple subsequent authentications, thus support to mobility; balanced energy consumption if compared with the imbalanced centralized approach and the prevention of partition attacks.
2008
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17
24
Fantacci R.; Chiti F.; Maccari L.
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