SpartanRPC: Secure WSN middleware for cooperating domains

In this paper we describe SpartanRPC, a secure middleware technology for wireless sensor network (WSN) applications supporting cooperation between distinct protection domains. The SpartanRPC system extends the nesC programming language to provide a link-layer remote procedure call (RPC) mechanism, along with an extension of nesC configuration wirings that allow specification of remote, dynamic endpoints. SpartanRPC also incorporates a capability-based security architecture for protection of RPC resources in a heterogeneous trust environment, via language-level policy specification and enforcement. We discuss an implementation of SpartanRPC based on program transformation and AES cryptography, and present empirical performance results. Keywords-remote procedure call, capability-based security, wireless sensor networks;

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2010
• Where: MASS
• Authors: Peter C. Chapin, Christian Skalka
• Keywords: Capability-based Security, Communications, MASS 2010, Procedure Call, Wireless Sensor Networks