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Time Synchronization Attacks in Sensor Networks

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Secure Localization and Time Synchronization for Wireless Sensor and Ad Hoc Networks

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In this chapter, we review time synchronization attacks in wireless sensor networks. We will first consider three of the main time synchronization protocols in sensor network in sections. In section we discuss applications of time synchronization in sensor networks. In section we analyze possible security attacks on the existing time synchronization protocols. In section we examine how different sensor network applications are affected by time synchronization attacks. Finally in section we propose possible countermeasures to secure the time synchronization protocols.

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  1. University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley

    Tanya Roosta, Mike Manzo & Shankar Sastry

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  1. Dept. Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington, P.O.Box 352350, Seattle, WA, 98195

    Radha Poovendran  & Sumit Roy  & 

  2. Computing and Information Science Div., U.S. Army Research Office, P.O. Box 12211, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709-2211

    Cliff Wang

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Roosta, T., Manzo, M., Sastry, S. (2007). Time Synchronization Attacks in Sensor Networks. In: Poovendran, R., Roy, S., Wang, C. (eds) Secure Localization and Time Synchronization for Wireless Sensor and Ad Hoc Networks. Advances in Information Security, vol 30. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-46276-9_14

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