A Secure Lightweight Approach of Node Membership Verification in Dense HDSN

TL;DR

This paper introduces a secure, lightweight node membership verification method for dense heterogeneous sensor networks using one-way accumulators, enhancing security and flexibility in group-based collaborations.

Contribution

It proposes a novel membership verification scheme tailored for dense HDSNs, supporting dynamic node addition and deletion with improved security against adversaries.

Findings

Effective in dense heterogeneous environments

Supports dynamic node management

Resists adversarial infiltration

Abstract

In this paper, we consider a particular type of deployment scenario of a distributed sensor network (DSN), where sensors of different types and categories are densely deployed in the same target area. In this network, the sensors are associated with different groups, based on their functional types and after deployment they collaborate with one another in the same group for doing any assigned task for that particular group. We term this sort of DSN as a heterogeneous distributed sensor network (HDSN). Considering this scenario, we propose a secure membership verification mechanism using one-way accumulator (OWA) which ensures that, before collaborating for a particular task, any pair of nodes in the same deployment group can verify each other-s legitimacy of membership. Our scheme also supports addition and deletion of members (nodes) in a particular group in the HDSN. Our analysis shows that, the proposed scheme could work well in conjunction with other security mechanisms for sensor networks and is very effective to resist any adversary-s attempt to be included in a legitimate group in the network.