Secure Detection in Wireless Sensor Networks Using a Simple Encryption Method
Abstract
The problem of binary hypothesis testing in a wireless sensor network is considered where observation of the sensors are quantized using identical binary quantizers and encrypted before transmission using a simple probabilistic cipher. The authorized or ally fusion center (AFC) is aware of the encryption process and the encryption parameters, whereas the unauthorized or third party fusion centers (TPFC) are unaware of the encryption parameters. The optimal threshold is evaluated for fixed values of the encryption parameters and numerical results are presented on the error probabilities of the two fusion centers. It is shown that by appropriate selection of the encryption parameters it is possible to degrade the performance of the TPFC significantly compared to that of AFC.
Recommended Citation
M. Naraghi-Pour and V. S. Nadendla, "Secure Detection in Wireless Sensor Networks Using a Simple Encryption Method," Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (2011, Cancun, Mexico), pp. 114 - 119, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Mar 2011.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1109/WCNC.2011.5779116
Meeting Name
2011 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, WCNC 2011 (2011: Mar. 28-31, Cancun, Mexico)
Department(s)
Computer Science
Keywords and Phrases
Decentralized Detection; Decision Fusion; Information Security; Wireless Sensor Networks
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-161284254-7
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2011 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Mar 2011
