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In a wireless sensor network, all sensed data are sent to a sink node via a wireless communication network and then sent to data collection center so that appropriate operations or controls can be performed. However, without employing security mechanisms, the sensed data may be easily falsified or eavesdropped. Modern data encryption methods are effectiveness on data protection, but they also consume some level of energy due to complex encryption processes. In this paper, we propose a light weight data encryption method, named the Light Encryption for WSN Data communication (LED for short), for a wireless sensor network. The LED provides a secure environment for sensors to encrypt data with a simple, secure, and low-computation method before the data are transmitted to the sink node via a wireless network. The security analysis shows that the LED is able to resist replay attack, eavesdropping attack and known-key attack.
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Tsai, KL., Leu, FY., Su, TH., Chang, YC. (2018). A Light Weight Data Encryption Method for WSN Communication. In: Barolli, L., Xhafa, F., Conesa, J. (eds) Advances on Broad-Band Wireless Computing, Communication and Applications. BWCCA 2017. Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies, vol 12. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69811-3_70
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