Dynamic Reconfiguration of Security Policies in Wireless Sensor Networks
Providing security and privacy to wireless sensor nodes (WSNs) is very challenging, due to the heterogeneity of sensor nodes and their limited capabilities in terms of energy, processing power and memory. The applications for these systems run in a myriad of sensors with different low-level programm...
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| author | Mónica Pinto Nadia Gámez Lidia Fuentes Mercedes Amor José Miguel Horcas Inmaculada Ayala |
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| description | Providing security and privacy to wireless sensor nodes (WSNs) is very challenging, due to the heterogeneity of sensor nodes and their limited capabilities in terms of energy, processing power and memory. The applications for these systems run in a myriad of sensors with different low-level programming abstractions, limited capabilities and different routing protocols. This means that applications for WSNs need mechanisms for self-adaptation and for self-protection based on the dynamic adaptation of the algorithms used to provide security. Dynamic software product lines (DSPLs) allow managing both variability and dynamic software adaptation, so they can be considered a key technology in successfully developing self-protected WSN applications. In this paper, we propose a self-protection solution for WSNs based on the combination of the INTER-TRUST security framework (a solution for the dynamic negotiation and deployment of security policies) and the FamiWare middleware (a DSPL approach to automatically configure and reconfigure instances of a middleware for WSNs).We evaluate our approach using a case study from the intelligent transportation system domain. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-26349e963cbd4ec5a569bd0244baa9ce2022-12-22T04:00:08ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202015-03-011535251528010.3390/s150305251s150305251Dynamic Reconfiguration of Security Policies in Wireless Sensor NetworksMónica Pinto0Nadia Gámez1Lidia Fuentes2Mercedes Amor3José Miguel Horcas4Inmaculada Ayala5Departamento de Lenguajes y Ciencias de la Computación, University of Málaga, Andalucía Tech, Málaga 29071, SpainDepartamento de Lenguajes y Ciencias de la Computación, University of Málaga, Andalucía Tech, Málaga 29071, SpainDepartamento de Lenguajes y Ciencias de la Computación, University of Málaga, Andalucía Tech, Málaga 29071, SpainDepartamento de Lenguajes y Ciencias de la Computación, University of Málaga, Andalucía Tech, Málaga 29071, SpainDepartamento de Lenguajes y Ciencias de la Computación, University of Málaga, Andalucía Tech, Málaga 29071, SpainDepartamento de Lenguajes y Ciencias de la Computación, University of Málaga, Andalucía Tech, Málaga 29071, SpainProviding security and privacy to wireless sensor nodes (WSNs) is very challenging, due to the heterogeneity of sensor nodes and their limited capabilities in terms of energy, processing power and memory. The applications for these systems run in a myriad of sensors with different low-level programming abstractions, limited capabilities and different routing protocols. This means that applications for WSNs need mechanisms for self-adaptation and for self-protection based on the dynamic adaptation of the algorithms used to provide security. Dynamic software product lines (DSPLs) allow managing both variability and dynamic software adaptation, so they can be considered a key technology in successfully developing self-protected WSN applications. In this paper, we propose a self-protection solution for WSNs based on the combination of the INTER-TRUST security framework (a solution for the dynamic negotiation and deployment of security policies) and the FamiWare middleware (a DSPL approach to automatically configure and reconfigure instances of a middleware for WSNs).We evaluate our approach using a case study from the intelligent transportation system domain.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/15/3/5251FamiWareINTER-TRUSTself-protectionself-adaptationsecurity frameworksdynamic software product lines |
| spellingShingle | Mónica Pinto Nadia Gámez Lidia Fuentes Mercedes Amor José Miguel Horcas Inmaculada Ayala Dynamic Reconfiguration of Security Policies in Wireless Sensor Networks Sensors FamiWare INTER-TRUST self-protection self-adaptation security frameworks dynamic software product lines |
| title | Dynamic Reconfiguration of Security Policies in Wireless Sensor Networks |
| title_full | Dynamic Reconfiguration of Security Policies in Wireless Sensor Networks |
| title_fullStr | Dynamic Reconfiguration of Security Policies in Wireless Sensor Networks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dynamic Reconfiguration of Security Policies in Wireless Sensor Networks |
| title_short | Dynamic Reconfiguration of Security Policies in Wireless Sensor Networks |
| title_sort | dynamic reconfiguration of security policies in wireless sensor networks |
| topic | FamiWare INTER-TRUST self-protection self-adaptation security frameworks dynamic software product lines |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/15/3/5251 |
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