Secure Localization and Time Synchronization for Wireless Sensor and Ad Hoc Networks

✍ Scribed by Radu Stoleru, Tian He, John A. Stankovic (auth.), Radha Poovendran, Sumit Roy, Cliff Wang (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 395
• Series: Advances in Information Security 30
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Secure Localization and Time Synchronization for Wireless Sensor and Ad Hoc Networks presents the latest research results in the area of secure localization and time synchronization for both wireless mobile ad hoc networks and wireless sensor networks. Recent advances in computing have exposed the potential security problems inherent in mobile ad hoc and wireless sensor networks. Subject to attacks and intrusions due to its open spectrum nature, wireless network localization and synchronization must be both robust and secure. Localization and time synchronization are critical processes for achieving sensor network security. Furthermore, issues such as energy constraints and mobility make the localization process even more challenging.

This edited volume evolved from an ARO special workshop on Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks at the University of Washington, and includes contributions from the leading researchers in secure localization, time synchronization, and protocol verifications. This book presents the challenges posed, potential solutions, and directions for further research, while including implementation studies with mica2 mote sensors.

Secure Localization and Time Synchronization for Wireless Sensor and Ad Hoc Networks is designed for researchers, developers and practitioners in the area of secure wireless systems. Advanced-level students in computer science, especially in the area of wireless systems and security, will undoubtedly find this an invaluable reference tool. This book is also suitable for use as a textbook for courses in wireless systems and security.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages I-XIV
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Range-Free Localization....Pages 3-31
A Beacon-Less Location Discovery Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 33-55
Learning Sensor Location from Signal Strength and Connectivity....Pages 57-81
Node Localization Using Mobile Robots in Delay-Tolerant Sensor Networks....Pages 83-103
Experiences from the Empirical Evaluation of Two Physical Layers for Node Localization....Pages 105-134
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Robust Wireless Localization: Attacks and Defenses....Pages 137-160
Secure and Resilient Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 161-184
Secure Localization for Wireless Sensor Networks using Range-Independent Methods....Pages 185-214
TRaVarSeL-Transmission Range Variation based Secure Localization....Pages 215-236
Secure Sequence-based Localization for Wireless Networks....Pages 237-247
Securing Localization in Wireless Networks (using Verifiable Multilateration and Covert Base Stations) ....Pages 249-278
Distance Bounding Protocols: Authentication Logic Analysis and Collusion Attacks....Pages 279-298
Location Privacy in Wireless LAN....Pages 299-322
Front Matter....Pages 323-323
Time Synchronization Attacks in Sensor Networks....Pages 325-345
Secure and Resilient Time Synchronization in Wireless Sensor Networks....Pages 347-367
Securing Timing Synchronization in Sensor Networks....Pages 369-389
Back Matter....Pages 391-392

✦ Subjects

Data Encryption; Data Structures, Cryptology and Information Theory; Computer Communication Networks; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks; Coding and Information Theory; Data Structures