TY - GEN
T1 - Data link layer security protocols in Wireless Sensor Networks
T2 - 2013 10th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC 2013
AU - Almheiri, Saleha Mubarak
AU - Alqamzi, Hend Saeed
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) spread widely and rapidly due to its unique features, such as their light weight, low-cost, and ad hoc nature. However, this network is vulnerable to several attacks that affect its security. Thus, securing different layers in such a network becomes an urgent necessity. In this paper, we survey several existing protocols and algorithms designed to secure the data link layer, which in turn guarantees a reliable communication link between neighboring nodes by controlling the medium access and handling the errors. The main goals of this paper are to shed the light on the current research in this field, show their strength and limitations to meet the unique constraints of WSN, and identify the essential security requirements that must be considered in future designs of data link security protocols.
AB - Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) spread widely and rapidly due to its unique features, such as their light weight, low-cost, and ad hoc nature. However, this network is vulnerable to several attacks that affect its security. Thus, securing different layers in such a network becomes an urgent necessity. In this paper, we survey several existing protocols and algorithms designed to secure the data link layer, which in turn guarantees a reliable communication link between neighboring nodes by controlling the medium access and handling the errors. The main goals of this paper are to shed the light on the current research in this field, show their strength and limitations to meet the unique constraints of WSN, and identify the essential security requirements that must be considered in future designs of data link security protocols.
KW - C-Sec
KW - LEAP
KW - LLSP
KW - Replay Protection
KW - SPINS
KW - Steganography
KW - TinySec
KW - WSN
KW - link layer
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U2 - 10.1109/ICNSC.2013.6548756
DO - 10.1109/ICNSC.2013.6548756
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84881276497
SN - 9781467351980
T3 - 2013 10th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC 2013
SP - 312
EP - 317
BT - 2013 10th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control, ICNSC 2013
Y2 - 10 April 2013 through 12 April 2013
ER -