Secure Walking GPS: A Secure Localization and Key Distribution Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • In many applications of wireless sensor networks, sensor nodes are manually deployed in hostile environments where an attacker can disrupt the localization service and tamper with legitimate in-network communication. In this paper, we introduce Secure Walking GPS, a secure localization and key distribution solution for manual deployments of WSNs. Using the location information provided by the GPS and inertial guidance modules on a special master node, Secure Walking GPS achieves accurate node localization and location-based key distribution at the same time. Our analysis and simulation results indicate that the Secure Walking GPS scheme makes a deployed WSN resistant to the Dolev-Yao, the wormhole, and the GPS-denial attacks, has good localization and key distribution performance, and is practical for large-scale WSN deployments. Copyright 2010 ACM.

name of conference

  • Proceedings of the third ACM conference on Wireless network security

published proceedings

  • WISEC 10: PROCEEDINGS ON THE THIRD ACM CONFERENCE ON WIRELESS NETWORK SECURITY

author list (cited authors)

  • Mi, Q. i., Stankovic, J. A., & Stoleru, R.

citation count

  • 15

complete list of authors

  • Mi, Qi||Stankovic, John A||Stoleru, Radu

editor list (cited editors)

  • Wetzel, S., Nita-Rotaru, C., & Stajano, F.

publication date

  • January 2010