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733 Benchmarking Block Ciphers for Wireless Sensor Networks (Extended Abstract)
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Law, Yee Wei and Doumen, J.M. and Hartel, P.H. (2005) Benchmarking Block Ciphers for Wireless Sensor Networks (Extended Abstract). Technical Report TR-CTIT-05-07, Centre for Telematics and Information Technology University of Twente, Enschede. ISSN 1381-3625

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Abstract

The energy efficiency requirement of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) is especially high because the sensor nodes are meant to operate without human intervention for a long period of time with little energy supply. Besides, available storage is scarce due to their small physical size. Therefore choosing the most storage- and energy-efficient block cipher for WSNs is important. However to our knowledge so far, no systematic work has been conducted in this area. In this paper, we have identified the candidates of block ciphers suitable for WSNs based on existing literature and authoritative recommendations. We have benchmarked these candidates and based on this benchmark, we have selected the suitable ciphers for WSNs, namely Rijndael for high security and energy efficiency requirements; but MISTY1 for good storage and energy efficiency. In terms of operation mode, we recommend Output Feedback Mode for static networks, but Counter Mode for dynamic networks.

Item Type:Internal Report (Technical Report)
Research Group:EWI-DIES: Distributed and Embedded Security
Research Program:CTIT-ISTRICE: Integrated Security and Privacy in a Networked World
Research Project:EYES: Energy-Efficient Sensor Networks
Additional Information:Imported from DIES
ID Code:733
Deposited On:12 December 2005
Refereed:No
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