Implementation of energy efficient/lightweight encryption algorithm for wireless body area networks

Azza Zayed Alshamsi, Ezedin Salem Barka

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Abstract

Nowadays, statistics show an increase in the diseases of the circulatory system in United Arab Emirates, which makes it the first leading cause of death. This prompted a high demand for adopting an emerging technology of e- Health monitoring systems using Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN), which collects patient's data and communicates it effectively to the relevant healthcare providers for continues monitoring of patient's health conditions. Since patient's data is private, securing the WBAN becomes very essential. In this paper, we propose and implement an energy efficient and lightweight encryption algorithm to secure the communication between a WBAN sensor and a mobile device in e-Health monitoring system. More specifically, our proposed solution adds a layer of encryption to the three-tier architecture used by the WABN to encrypt the patient's vital signs (pulse rate, temperature, respiration rate, and blood pressure) captured by the sensor and sent to a mobile device that a patient carries. Our implementation results show that our Lightweight Encryption Algorithm (LEA) is the more suitable for WBAN environment, where the devices used (sensors and mobile devices) have limited memory space and small processing power are very small, than those of conventional encryption algorithms.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 International Conference on Informatics, Health and Technology, ICIHT 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781467387651
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 13 2017
Event2017 International Conference on Informatics, Health and Technology, ICIHT 2017 - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Duration: Feb 21 2017Feb 23 2017

Publication series

Name2017 International Conference on Informatics, Health and Technology, ICIHT 2017

Other

Other2017 International Conference on Informatics, Health and Technology, ICIHT 2017
Country/TerritorySaudi Arabia
CityRiyadh
Period2/21/172/23/17

Keywords

  • Encryption
  • LEA
  • Low-Energy
  • Privacy
  • Security
  • WBAN
  • Wireless Body Area Network
  • e-Health
  • lightweight encryption algorithm

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Health Informatics
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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