Louw, JNiezen, GRamotsoela, TDAbu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI2017-06-072017-06-072016-12Louw, J., Niezen, G., Ramotsoela, T.D. et al. 2016. A key distribution scheme using elliptic curve cryptography in wireless sensor networks. The 14th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (INDIN), 19-21 July 2016, Futuroscope-Poitiers, France. DOI: 10.1109/INDIN.2016.7819342978-1-5090-2871-9http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7819342/DOI: 10.1109/INDIN.2016.7819342http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9127Copyright: 2016 IEEE. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's website.Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have become increasingly popular in many applications across a broad range of fields. Securing WSNs poses unique challenges mainly due to their resource constraints. Traditional public key cryptography (PKC) for instance is considered to be too computationally expensive for direct implementation in WSNs. Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) allows one to reach the same level of security as traditional PKC using smaller key sizes. In this paper, a key distribution protocol was designed to securely provide authenticated motes with secret system keys using ECC based cryptographic functions. The designed scheme met the minimum requirements for a key distribution scheme to be considered secure and efficient in WSNs.enWireless sensor networksKey distributionAuthenticationNetwork securityElliptic curve cryptographyConference PresentationLouw, J., Niezen, G., Ramotsoela, T., & Abu-Mahfouz, A. M. (2016). A key distribution scheme using elliptic curve cryptography in wireless sensor networks. IEEE. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9127Louw, J, G Niezen, TD Ramotsoela, and Adnan MI Abu-Mahfouz. "A key distribution scheme using elliptic curve cryptography in wireless sensor networks." (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9127Louw J, Niezen G, Ramotsoela T, Abu-Mahfouz AM, A key distribution scheme using elliptic curve cryptography in wireless sensor networks; IEEE; 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9127 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Louw, J AU - Niezen, G AU - Ramotsoela, TD AU - Abu-Mahfouz, Adnan MI AB - Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have become increasingly popular in many applications across a broad range of fields. Securing WSNs poses unique challenges mainly due to their resource constraints. Traditional public key cryptography (PKC) for instance is considered to be too computationally expensive for direct implementation in WSNs. Elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) allows one to reach the same level of security as traditional PKC using smaller key sizes. In this paper, a key distribution protocol was designed to securely provide authenticated motes with secret system keys using ECC based cryptographic functions. The designed scheme met the minimum requirements for a key distribution scheme to be considered secure and efficient in WSNs. DA - 2016-12 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Wireless sensor networks KW - Key distribution KW - Authentication KW - Network security KW - Elliptic curve cryptography LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2016 SM - 978-1-5090-2871-9 T1 - A key distribution scheme using elliptic curve cryptography in wireless sensor networks TI - A key distribution scheme using elliptic curve cryptography in wireless sensor networks UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9127 ER -