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EuroPKI 2007: Public Key Infrastructure pp 313–320Cite as

Applicability of Public Key Infrastructures in Wireless Sensor Networks

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Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are becoming a key technology in the support of pervasive and ubiquitous services. The previous notion of “PKC is too expensive for WSN” has changed partially due to the existence of new hardware and software prototypes based on Elliptic Curve Cryptography and other PKC primitives. Then, it is necessary to analyze whether it is both feasible and convenient to have a Public Key Infrastructure for sensor networks that would allow the creation of PKC-based services like Digital Signatures.

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  • Wireless Sensor Networks
  • Public Key Cryptography
  • Public Key Infrastructure

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  1. Computer Science Department, University of Malaga, Spain

    Rodrigo Roman & Cristina Alcaraz

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Roman, R., Alcaraz, C. (2007). Applicability of Public Key Infrastructures in Wireless Sensor Networks. In: Lopez, J., Samarati, P., Ferrer, J.L. (eds) Public Key Infrastructure. EuroPKI 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4582. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73408-6_22

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