Secure lightweight password authenticated key exchange for heterogeneous wireless sensor networks. (February 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Santos-González, Iván; Rivero-García, Alexandra; Burmester, Mike; Munilla, Jorge; Caballero-Gil, Pino
• Is Part Of: Information systems. Volume 88(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-02
• Subjects: Password authenticated key exchange -- Heterogeneous wireless sensor networks -- Provable security; Database management -- Periodicals; Electronic data processing -- Periodicals; Bases de données -- Gestion -- Périodiques; Informatique -- Périodiques; Database management; Electronic data processing; Periodicals; 005.7
• DOI: 10.1016/j.is.2019.101423
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0306-4379

Abstract

Abstract: Several three-party password authenticated key exchange (3-PAKE) protocols have recently been proposed for heterogeneous wireless sensor networks (HWSN). These are efficient and designed to address security concerns in ad-hoc sensor network applications for a global Internet of Things framework, where a user may request access to sensitive information collected by resource-constrained sensors in clusters managed by gateway nodes. In this paper we first analyze three recently proposed 3-PAKE protocols and discuss their vulnerabilities. Then, based on Radio Frequency Identification technologies we propose a novel 3-PAKE protocol for HWSN applications, with two extensions for additional security features, that is provably secure, efficient and flexible. Highlights: We analyze three recently proposed heterogeneous 3-PAKE protocols. We discuss 3-PAKE models suitable for heterogeneous wireless sensor networks (HWSN). We propose novel 3-PAKE protocols for HWSN applications that are provably secure. These protocols offer additional security features. These protocols are lightweight, efficient and flexible. We discuss practical issues.