A Hybrid Security Mechanism for Intra-WBAN and Inter-WBAN Communications

The emerging wireless body area networks (WBANs) have a great potential for the growth and development of future ubiquitous healthcare systems. However, due to the use of unreliable wireless media, WBANs are exposed to a variety of attacks. The prevention of these attacks depends upon the cryptograp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sarah Irum, Aftab Ali, Farrukh Aslam Khan, Haider Abbas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2013-08-01
Series:International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/842608