IBE-Lite: A Lightweight Identity-Based Cryptography for Body Sensor Networks

Authors

Chiu C. Tan
Qun Li, William & Mary
Haodong Wang
Sheng Zhong

Document Type

Article

Department/Program

Computer Science

Journal Title

Ieee Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine

Pub Date

2009

Volume

13

Issue

6

First Page

926

Abstract

A body sensor network (BSN) is a network of sensors deployed on a person's body for health care monitoring. Since the sensors collect personal medical data, security and privacy are important components in a BSN. In this paper, we developed IBE-Lite, a lightweight identity-based encryption suitable for sensors in a BSN. We present protocols based on IBE-Lite that balance security and privacy with accessibility and perform evaluation using experiments conducted on commercially available sensors.

Recommended Citation

Tan, Chiu C.; Li, Qun; Wang, Haodong; and Zhong, Sheng, IBE-Lite: A Lightweight Identity-Based Cryptography for Body Sensor Networks (2009). Ieee Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, 13(6), 926-932.
10.1109/TITB.2009.2033055

DOI

10.1109/TITB.2009.2033055