Cryptographic Protocol with Keyless Sensors Authentication for WBAN in Healthcare Applications
Nowadays, technological advances provide people with more facilities and luxuries in life. Medicine is no exception; for example, different wireless sensors can be used to monitor patients’ state of health. These sensors are used in the so-called Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN), to improve the ef...
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| author | Kevin Andrae Delgado-Vargas Gina Gallegos-Garcia Ponciano Jorge Escamilla-Ambrosio |
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| description | Nowadays, technological advances provide people with more facilities and luxuries in life. Medicine is no exception; for example, different wireless sensors can be used to monitor patients’ state of health. These sensors are used in the so-called Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN), to improve the efficiency of doctor-patient activities at any time, in any body area, and anywhere. However, health data contains sensitive information that becomes a critical issue requiring special attention when transmitted within a WBAN. In other words, WBAN must be protected from malicious devices that intercept, alter or access without authorization or even deny the health information being transmitted. In this article, we present the design of a new cryptographic protocol that guarantees three security services, authentication, confidentiality, and integrity by securing sensitive information communication through a WBAN. We also consider a keyless sensors authentication method to distinguish whether or not the devices are placed on the same individual’s body. A formal analysis of the protocol is carried out using cryptographic protocol verification tools to guarantee its correct construction and that it provides appropriate security. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-96f891b5e8034359bb3777adf94bd7b32023-11-16T16:08:52ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-01-01133167510.3390/app13031675Cryptographic Protocol with Keyless Sensors Authentication for WBAN in Healthcare ApplicationsKevin Andrae Delgado-Vargas0Gina Gallegos-Garcia1Ponciano Jorge Escamilla-Ambrosio2Centro de Investigación en Computación, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Juan de Dios Bátiz S/N, Nueva Industrial Vallejo, Gustavo A. Madero, Ciudad de México 07738, MexicoCentro de Investigación en Computación, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Juan de Dios Bátiz S/N, Nueva Industrial Vallejo, Gustavo A. Madero, Ciudad de México 07738, MexicoCentro de Investigación en Computación, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Av. Juan de Dios Bátiz S/N, Nueva Industrial Vallejo, Gustavo A. Madero, Ciudad de México 07738, MexicoNowadays, technological advances provide people with more facilities and luxuries in life. Medicine is no exception; for example, different wireless sensors can be used to monitor patients’ state of health. These sensors are used in the so-called Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN), to improve the efficiency of doctor-patient activities at any time, in any body area, and anywhere. However, health data contains sensitive information that becomes a critical issue requiring special attention when transmitted within a WBAN. In other words, WBAN must be protected from malicious devices that intercept, alter or access without authorization or even deny the health information being transmitted. In this article, we present the design of a new cryptographic protocol that guarantees three security services, authentication, confidentiality, and integrity by securing sensitive information communication through a WBAN. We also consider a keyless sensors authentication method to distinguish whether or not the devices are placed on the same individual’s body. A formal analysis of the protocol is carried out using cryptographic protocol verification tools to guarantee its correct construction and that it provides appropriate security.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/3/1675cryptographic protocolmedical approachesWBANnon-cryptographic authentication method |
| spellingShingle | Kevin Andrae Delgado-Vargas Gina Gallegos-Garcia Ponciano Jorge Escamilla-Ambrosio Cryptographic Protocol with Keyless Sensors Authentication for WBAN in Healthcare Applications Applied Sciences cryptographic protocol medical approaches WBAN non-cryptographic authentication method |
| title | Cryptographic Protocol with Keyless Sensors Authentication for WBAN in Healthcare Applications |
| title_full | Cryptographic Protocol with Keyless Sensors Authentication for WBAN in Healthcare Applications |
| title_fullStr | Cryptographic Protocol with Keyless Sensors Authentication for WBAN in Healthcare Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cryptographic Protocol with Keyless Sensors Authentication for WBAN in Healthcare Applications |
| title_short | Cryptographic Protocol with Keyless Sensors Authentication for WBAN in Healthcare Applications |
| title_sort | cryptographic protocol with keyless sensors authentication for wban in healthcare applications |
| topic | cryptographic protocol medical approaches WBAN non-cryptographic authentication method |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/3/1675 |
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