Utz Roedig

DHB-KEY - A Diffie-Hellman Key Distribution Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks

Antony Chung and Utz Roedig. DHB-KEY - A Diffie-Hellman Key Distribution Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks. In Proceedings of the 5th IEEE European Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN2008), Bologna, Italy, January 2008. (Poster Presentation).

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Abstract

Many sensor network applications require secure communication between sensor nodes and the sink. This paper presents a key distribution scheme based on the well known Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman key exchange mechanism. The DHB-KEY scheme is performed in two stages. The first stage is carried out in a secure environment before network deployment. The second stage is carried out periodically using a single broadcast message. Each node arrives at a unique key it shares with the sink. This paper presents a first evaluation and a prototype implementation of the protocol. We have found that the presented key distribution approach uses energy and communication resources efficiently and has a low deployment complexity.

BibTeX

@InProceedings{         ewsn08:chung,
  author        	= {Antony Chung and Utz Roedig},
  title         	= {{DHB-KEY - A Diffie-Hellman Key Distribution Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks}},
  year          	= {2008},
  month         	= January,
  booktitle     	= {Proceedings of the 5th IEEE European Workshop on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN2008), Bologna, Italy},
  note          	= {(Poster Presentation).},
  abstract		= 
	{
			Many sensor network applications require secure communication between sensor nodes and the sink. This paper 
			presents a key distribution scheme based on the well known Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman key exchange mechanism. 
			The DHB-KEY scheme is performed in two stages. The first stage is carried out in a secure environment before 
			network deployment. The second stage is carried out periodically using a single broadcast message. Each node 
			arrives at a unique key it shares with the sink. This paper presents a first evaluation and a prototype implementation 
			of the protocol. We have found that the presented key distribution approach uses energy and communication resources 
			efficiently and has a low deployment complexity.
	}
}