Self-Healing Key-Distribution Scheme with Collusion Attack Resistance Based on One-Way Key Chains and Secret Sharing in Wireless Sensor Networks

In wireless sensor networks, self-healing key-distribution schemes are used to ensure that, even if the message packets that are broadcast in some sessions get lost, the group nodes can still recover the lost session keys simply by using their personal secret keys and broadcast messages that have be...

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Main Authors: Dong Jiao, Mingchu Li, Yan Yu, Jinping Ou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-09-01
Series:International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/821486
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description In wireless sensor networks, self-healing key-distribution schemes are used to ensure that, even if the message packets that are broadcast in some sessions get lost, the group nodes can still recover the lost session keys simply by using their personal secret keys and broadcast messages that have been received without requesting additional transmissions from the group manager. These schemes reduce network traffic, decrease the group manager's workload, and lower the risk of node exposure through traffic analysis. However, most existing schemes have many deficiencies, such as high overhead for storage and communication and collusion attacks. In this paper, we have proposed a modified, self-healing, key-distribution scheme based on one-way key chains and secret sharing. Our scheme has the properties of constant storage, lower communication overhead, long lifespan, forward secrecy, backward secrecy, and resistance to collusion attacks.
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spelling doaj-art-40b2fe26900448598b4d8d948b9f227d2025-02-03T05:48:37ZengWileyInternational Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks1550-14772012-09-01810.1155/2012/821486Self-Healing Key-Distribution Scheme with Collusion Attack Resistance Based on One-Way Key Chains and Secret Sharing in Wireless Sensor NetworksDong Jiao0Mingchu Li1Yan Yu2Jinping Ou3 School of Software Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116621, China School of Software Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116621, China School of Electronic Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China School of Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, ChinaIn wireless sensor networks, self-healing key-distribution schemes are used to ensure that, even if the message packets that are broadcast in some sessions get lost, the group nodes can still recover the lost session keys simply by using their personal secret keys and broadcast messages that have been received without requesting additional transmissions from the group manager. These schemes reduce network traffic, decrease the group manager's workload, and lower the risk of node exposure through traffic analysis. However, most existing schemes have many deficiencies, such as high overhead for storage and communication and collusion attacks. In this paper, we have proposed a modified, self-healing, key-distribution scheme based on one-way key chains and secret sharing. Our scheme has the properties of constant storage, lower communication overhead, long lifespan, forward secrecy, backward secrecy, and resistance to collusion attacks.https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/821486
spellingShingle Dong Jiao
Mingchu Li
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Jinping Ou
Self-Healing Key-Distribution Scheme with Collusion Attack Resistance Based on One-Way Key Chains and Secret Sharing in Wireless Sensor Networks
International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
title Self-Healing Key-Distribution Scheme with Collusion Attack Resistance Based on One-Way Key Chains and Secret Sharing in Wireless Sensor Networks
title_full Self-Healing Key-Distribution Scheme with Collusion Attack Resistance Based on One-Way Key Chains and Secret Sharing in Wireless Sensor Networks
title_fullStr Self-Healing Key-Distribution Scheme with Collusion Attack Resistance Based on One-Way Key Chains and Secret Sharing in Wireless Sensor Networks
title_full_unstemmed Self-Healing Key-Distribution Scheme with Collusion Attack Resistance Based on One-Way Key Chains and Secret Sharing in Wireless Sensor Networks
title_short Self-Healing Key-Distribution Scheme with Collusion Attack Resistance Based on One-Way Key Chains and Secret Sharing in Wireless Sensor Networks
title_sort self healing key distribution scheme with collusion attack resistance based on one way key chains and secret sharing in wireless sensor networks
url https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/821486
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