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We present a lightweight key management protocol that provides secured device registration and communication in federated sensor networks. The protocol is designed for zero configuration and use in small packet low power wireless networks; protocol messages may fit into single packets. We use the Casper security protocol analyser to examine the behaviour and security properties of the protocol model. Within the assumptions of the model, we demonstrate forward secrecy, security against man-in-the-middle attacks, and local network key protection, comparing favourably with related protocols. Our experimental analysis shows that the protocol may feasibly be deployed on current sensor platforms with 256-bit elliptic curve cryptography.
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We would like to acknowledge funding from the EPSRC for the FRESNEL (EP/G070687/1), and Being There (EP/L00416X/1) projects.
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O’Hanlon, P., Wright, J., Brown, I., de Souza, T. (2015). KEMF: Key Management for Federated Sensor Networks. In: Tian, J., Jing, J., Srivatsa, M. (eds) International Conference on Security and Privacy in Communication Networks. SecureComm 2014. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 153. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23802-9_3
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