Secret instantiation in ad-hoc networks

In this paper, we focus our attention on the problem of assigning initial secrets to users in ad-hoc network (respectively, sensors in a sensor network) so that they can use those secrets to ensure authentication and privacy during their communication. The goal of this assignment is to ensure that any two users can communicate securely with each other even though each user maintains only a small number of secrets. With this motivation, we present a protocol that maintains O

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2006
• Where: COMCOM
• Authors: Sandeep S. Kulkarni, Mohamed G. Gouda, Anish Arora
• Keywords: COMCOM 2006, Initial Secrets, Sensor, User