Authors:
Madalin Plastoi
1
;
Daniel Curiac
1
;
Ovidiu Banias
1
;
Constantin Volosencu
1
;
Dan Pescaru
1
and
Alex Doboli
2
Affiliations:
1
Politehnica University, Romania
;
2
University of New York, United States
Keyword(s):
Wireless sensor networks, Self-destruction, Cluster-tree topology.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Data Communication Networking
;
Information and Systems Security
;
Mobile Ad-Hoc and Sensor Networks
;
Network Management
;
Sensor, Mesh and Ad Hoc Communications and Networks
;
Telecommunications
;
Wireless Information Networks and Systems
Abstract:
Wireless sensor networks (WSN) are rapidly expanding their attractiveness in both military and civilian applications, imposing the need for effective security strategies/mechanisms. In this paper we considered that a new phase (self-destruction) must be included as a final stage in the WSN lifecycle in order to assure the confidentiality regarding information like: network topology, type of measurement data gathered by sensors, encryption/authentication algorithms and key-exchange mechanisms, etc. that can be unveiled through reverse engineering methods. Moreover, we presented a new procedure that implements this new lifecycle phase on a cluster-tree network topology.