Authors:
Konstantinos Fysarakis
1
;
George Hatzivasilis
1
;
Konstantinos Rantos
2
;
Alexandros Papanikolaou
1
and
Charalampos Manifavas
3
Affiliations:
1
Technical University of Crete, Greece
;
2
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, Greece
;
3
Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Greece
Keyword(s):
Embedded Devices, Security, Denial of Service, Lightweight Cryptography, Location Privacy, Secure Routing.
Abstract:
In a world of pervasive computing, embedded systems can be found in a wide range of products and are employed
in various heterogeneous domains. The abovementioned devices often need to access, store, manipulate
and/or communicate sensitive or even critical information, making the security of their resources and services
an important concern in their design process. These issues are further exacerbated by the resource-constrained
nature of the devices, in conjunction with the ever-present need for smaller size and lower production costs.
This paper aims to provide an overview of the challenges in designing secure embedded systems, covering
both node hardware and software issues, as well as relevant network protocols and cryptographic algorithms.
Moreover, recent advances in the field are identified, highlighting opportunities for future research.