Design and Implementation of a SecureWireless Mote-Based Medical Sensor Network
A medical sensor network can wirelessly monitor vital signs of humans, making it useful for long-term health care without sacrificing patient comfort and mobility. For such a network to be viable, its design must protect data privacy and authenticity given that medical data are highly sensitive. We...
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| description | A medical sensor network can wirelessly monitor vital signs of humans, making it useful for long-term health care without sacrificing patient comfort and mobility. For such a network to be viable, its design must protect data privacy and authenticity given that medical data are highly sensitive. We identify the unique security challenges of such a sensor network and propose a set of resource-efficient mechanisms to address these challenges. Our solution includes (1) a novel two-tier scheme for verifying the authenticity of patient data, (2) a secure key agreement protocol to set up shared keys between sensor nodes and base stations, and (3) symmetric encryption/decryption for protecting data confidentiality and integrity. We have implemented the proposed mechanisms on a wireless mote platform, and our results confirm their feasibility. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6ef09ceb988145979502ecb3a5a9fbd12022-12-22T04:22:07ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202009-08-01986273629710.3390/s90806273Design and Implementation of a SecureWireless Mote-Based Medical Sensor NetworkLan WangKriangsiri MalasriA medical sensor network can wirelessly monitor vital signs of humans, making it useful for long-term health care without sacrificing patient comfort and mobility. For such a network to be viable, its design must protect data privacy and authenticity given that medical data are highly sensitive. We identify the unique security challenges of such a sensor network and propose a set of resource-efficient mechanisms to address these challenges. Our solution includes (1) a novel two-tier scheme for verifying the authenticity of patient data, (2) a secure key agreement protocol to set up shared keys between sensor nodes and base stations, and (3) symmetric encryption/decryption for protecting data confidentiality and integrity. We have implemented the proposed mechanisms on a wireless mote platform, and our results confirm their feasibility.http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/9/8/6273/medical sensor networkneural networkelliptic curve cryptographysecurity |
| spellingShingle | Lan Wang Kriangsiri Malasri Design and Implementation of a SecureWireless Mote-Based Medical Sensor Network Sensors medical sensor network neural network elliptic curve cryptography security |
| title | Design and Implementation of a SecureWireless Mote-Based Medical Sensor Network |
| title_full | Design and Implementation of a SecureWireless Mote-Based Medical Sensor Network |
| title_fullStr | Design and Implementation of a SecureWireless Mote-Based Medical Sensor Network |
| title_full_unstemmed | Design and Implementation of a SecureWireless Mote-Based Medical Sensor Network |
| title_short | Design and Implementation of a SecureWireless Mote-Based Medical Sensor Network |
| title_sort | design and implementation of a securewireless mote based medical sensor network |
| topic | medical sensor network neural network elliptic curve cryptography security |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/9/8/6273/ |
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