scholarly journals Secure and Efficient Three-Factor Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 4481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jihyeon Ryu ◽  
Hakjun Lee ◽  
Hyoungshick Kim ◽  
Dongho Won
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Security Analysis ◽  
Security Protocols ◽  
User Anonymity ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Speed Up ◽  
Inherent Nature ◽  
Three Factor

Wireless sensor networks are widely used in many applications such as environmental monitoring, health care, smart grid and surveillance. Many security protocols have been proposed and intensively studied due to the inherent nature of wireless networks. In particular, Wu et al. proposed a promising authentication scheme which is sufficiently robust against various attacks. However, according to our analysis, Wu et al.’s scheme has two serious security weaknesses against malicious outsiders. First, their scheme can lead to user impersonation attacks. Second, user anonymity is not preserved in their scheme. In this paper, we present these vulnerabilities of Wu et al.’s scheme in detail. We also propose a new scheme to complement their weaknesses. We improve and speed up the vulnerability of the Wu et al. scheme. Security analysis is analyzed by Proverif and informal analysis is performed for various attacks.

scholarly journals Improvement of Wu et al.'s Three-Factor User Authentication Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jihyeon Ryu ◽  
Hakjun Lee ◽  
Hyoungshick Kim ◽  
Dongho Won
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
User Authentication ◽  
Security Protocols ◽  
User Anonymity ◽  
Authentication Scheme ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
User Authentication Scheme ◽  
Inherent Nature ◽  
Three Factor

Wireless sensor networks are widely used in many applications such as environmental monitoring, health care, smart grid and surveillance. Many security protocols have been proposed and intensively studied due to the inherent nature of wireless networks. In particular, Wu et al. proposed a promising authentication scheme which is sufficiently robust against various attacks. However, according to our analysis, Wu et al.'s scheme has two serious security weaknesses against malicious outsiders. First, their scheme can lead to user impersonation attacks. Second, user anonymity is not preserved in their scheme. In this paper, we present these vulnerabilities of Wu et al.'s scheme in detail. We also propose a new scheme by fixing such vulnerabilities and improving the performance of the protocol.

scholarly journals A Light and Anonymous Three-Factor Authentication Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Lianghong Zhu ◽  
Huaikun Xiang ◽  
Kai Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Key Agreement ◽  
Security Analysis ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Cryptographic Primitives ◽  
Logic Verification ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Agreement Protocols ◽  
Three Factor

Recently, wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have been widely used in a variety of fields, and make people’s lives more convenient and efficient. However, WSNs are usually deployed in a harsh and insecure environment. Furthermore, sensors with limited hardware resources have a low capacity for data processing and communication. For these reasons, research on efficient and secure real-time authentication and key agreement protocols based on the characteristics of WSNs has gradually attracted the attention of academics. Although many schemes have been proposed, most of them cannot achieve all known security features with satisfactory performance, among which anonymity, N-Factor security, and forward secrecy are the most vulnerable. In order to solve these shortcomings, we propose a new lightweight and anonymous three-factor authentication scheme based on symmetric cryptographic primitives for WSNs. By using the automated security verification tool ProVerif, BAN-logic verification, and an informal security analysis, we prove that our proposed scheme is secure and realizes all known security features in WSNs. Moreover, we show that our proposed scheme is practical and efficient through the comparison of security features and performance.

scholarly journals Three-Factor Fast Authentication Scheme with Time Bound and User Anonymity for Multi-Server E-Health Systems in 5G-Based Wireless Sensor Networks

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 2511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice May-Kuen Wong ◽  
Chien-Lung Hsu ◽  
Tuan-Vinh Le ◽  
Mei-Chen Hsieh ◽  
Tzu-Wei Lin
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
User Anonymity ◽  
Authentication Scheme ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Multi Server ◽  
Server Architecture ◽  
Three Factor

The fifth generation (5G) mobile network delivers high peak data rates with ultra-low latency and massive network capacity. Wireless sensor network (WSN) in Internet of Thing (IoT) architecture is of prominent use in 5G-enabled applications. The electronic healthcare (e-health) system has gained a lot of research attention since it allows e-health users to store and share data in a convenient way. By the support of 5G technology, healthcare data produced by sensor nodes are transited in the e-health system with high efficiency and reliability. It helps in reducing the treatment cost, providing efficient services, better analysis reports, and faster access to treatment. However, security and privacy issues become big concerns when the number of sensors and mobile devices is increasing. Moreover, existing single-server architecture requires to store a massive number of identities and passwords, which causes a significant database cost. In this paper, we propose a three-factor fast authentication scheme with time bound and user anonymity for multi-server e-health systems in 5G-based wireless sensor networks. In our work, the three-factor authentication scheme integrating biometrics, password, and smart card ensures a high-security sensor-enabled environment for communicating parties. User anonymity is preserved during communication process. Besides, time bound authentication can be applied to various healthcare scenarios to enhance security. The proposed protocol includes fast authentication, which can provide a fast communication for participating parties. Our protocol is also designed with multi-server architecture to simplify network load and significantly save database cost. Furthermore, security proof and performance analysis results show that our proposed protocol can resist various attacks and bear a rational communication cost.

scholarly journals Securing Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks: Breaking and Fixing a Three-Factor Authentication Protocol

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 3663 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Aghili ◽  
Hamid Mala ◽  
Pedro Peris-Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Session Key ◽  
Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Network Security ◽  
Wireless Sensor Network Security ◽  
Healthcare Monitoring ◽  
Three Factor

Heterogeneous wireless sensor networks (HWSNs) are employed in many real-time applications, such as Internet of sensors (IoS), Internet of vehicles (IoV), healthcare monitoring, and so on. As wireless sensor nodes have constrained computing, storage and communication capabilities, designing energy-efficient authentication protocols is a very important issue in wireless sensor network security. Recently, Amin et al. presented an untraceable and anonymous three-factor authentication (3FA) scheme for HWSNs and argued that their protocol is efficient and can withstand the common security threats in this sort of networks. In this article, we show how their protocol is not immune to user impersonation, de-synchronization and traceability attacks. In addition, an adversary can disclose session key under the typical assumption that sensors are not tamper-resistant. To overcome these drawbacks, we improve the Amin et al.’s protocol. First, we informally show that our improved scheme is secure against the most common attacks in HWSNs in which the attacks against Amin et al.’s protocol are part of them. Moreover, we verify formally our proposed protocol using the BAN logic. Compared with the Amin et al.’s scheme, the proposed protocol is both more efficient and more secure to be employed which renders the proposal suitable for HWSN networks.

scholarly journals A Provably Secure Three-Factor Authentication Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Tsu-Yang Wu ◽  
Lei Yang ◽  
Zhiyuan Lee ◽  
Shu-Chuan Chu ◽  
Saru Kumari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Formal Analysis ◽  
Authentication Protocol ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Sensitive Data ◽  
Computational Overhead ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Three Factor

The wireless sensor network is a network composed of sensor nodes self-organizing through the application of wireless communication technology. The application of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) requires high security, but the transmission of sensitive data may be exposed to the adversary. Therefore, to guarantee the security of information transmission, researchers propose numerous security authentication protocols. Recently, Wu et al. proposed a new three-factor authentication protocol for WSNs. However, we find that their protocol cannot resist key compromise impersonation attacks and known session-specific temporary information attacks. Meanwhile, it also violates perfect forward secrecy and anonymity. To overcome the proposed attacks, this paper proposes an enhanced protocol in which the security is verified by the formal analysis and informal analysis, Burross-Abadii-Needham (BAN) logic, and ProVerif tools. The comparison of security and performance proves that our protocol has higher security and lower computational overhead.

Security of Wireless Sensor Networks

2021 ◽  
pp. 2205-2230
Author(s):  
Mumtaz Qabulio ◽  
Yasir Arfat Malkani ◽  
Muhammad S. Memon ◽  
Ayaz Keerio
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Environmental Conditions ◽  
Security Protocols ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Security Attacks ◽  
Security Issue ◽  
Memory Space ◽  
Smart Transportation

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are comprised of large collections of small devices having low operating power, low memory space, and limited processing capabilities referred to as sensor nodes. The nodes in WSNs are capable of sensing, recording, and monitoring environmental conditions. Nowadays, a variety of WSNs applications can be found in many areas such as in healthcare, agriculture, industries, military, homes, offices, hospitals, smart transportation, and smart buildings. Though WSNs offer many useful applications, they suffer from many deployment issues. The security issue is one of them. The security of WSNs is considerable because of the use of unguided medium and their deployment in harsh, physically unprotected, and unattended environments. This chapter aims to discuss various security objectives and security attacks on WSNs and summarizes the discussed attacks according to their categories. The chapter also discusses different security protocols presented to prevent, detect, and recover the WSNs from various security attacks.

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