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Optimizing cryptographic threshold schemes for the use in wireless sensor networks
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Koschuch, Manuel, Hudler, Matthias, Krüger, Michael, Lory, Peter and Wenzl, Jürgen (2011) Optimizing cryptographic threshold schemes for the use in wireless sensor networks. In: Obaidat, Mohammad S. and Sevillano, Jose Luis and Ortega, Eusebi Calle, (eds.) Proceedings of DCNET 2011 ‑ International Conference on Data Communication Networking, July 2011. SciTePress - Science and Technology Publications, Seville, Spain, pp. 75-78. ISBN 978-989-8425-69-0.Abstract
A huge number of small, computationally restricted sensor nodes can be connected wirelessly to form a sensor network. Such networks can be used to monitor large areas and communicate a multitude of measurements (like temperature, humidity, radiation, and so on) to a remote base station. Since this communication happens over the air interface, the transmitted messages are susceptible to forgery, ...
A huge number of small, computationally restricted sensor nodes can be connected wirelessly to form a sensor network. Such networks can be used to monitor large areas and communicate a multitude of measurements (like temperature, humidity, radiation, and so on) to a remote base station. Since this communication happens over the air interface, the transmitted messages are susceptible to forgery, manipulation and eavesdropping. Conventional cryptographic countermeasures against these kind of attacks cannot be readily applied in the context of sensor networks, due to the limited resources of the individual nodes. Since single nodes can be very easily captured and examined, symmetric schemes with the secret key present in every (or at least a subset of) node(s) pose quite a risk in this setting. In this work, we examine the applicability of threshold cryptographic techniques, especially the Gennaro-Rabin-Rabin multiparty multiplication protocol, for sensor networks by employing several optimizations to the different steps of this algorithm, building on previous results we obtained. We are able to improve the running time up to a factor of 6 compared to an unoptimized version for a bitlength of 1,024 Bit and 33 players.
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| Item type | Book section |
| ISBN | 978-989-8425-69-0 |
| Title of Book: | Proceedings of DCNET 2011 ‑ International Conference on Data Communication Networking, July 2011 |
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| Publisher | SciTePress - Science and Technology Publications |
| Place of Publication | Seville, Spain |
| Page Range | pp. 75-78 |
| Date | July 2011 |
| Date of publication | 25 Aug 2011 07:41 |
| Institutions | Business, Economics and Information Systems > Institut für Wirtschaftsinformatik > Alumni or Retired Professors > Professur für Wirtschaftsinformatik & Wirtschaftsmathematik (Prof. Dr. Peter Lory) |
| Keywords | Sensor Networks, Threshold Cryptography, Efficient Implementation, multiparty multiplication protocol of Gennaro, Rabin, and Rabin |
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 000 Computer science, information & general works > 000 Generalities, Science 000 Computer science, information & general works > 004 Computer science |
| Status | Published |
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed |
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Partially |
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-219215 |
| Item ID | 21921 |
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