A comparative analysis of hc-128 and rabbit encryption schemes for pervasive computing in WSN environment

Firdous Kausar*, Ayesha Naureen

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Abstract

Confidentiality, integrity and availability (CIA) are the three basic requirements for an encryption mechanism utilized in any security architecture. Implementation of such a comprehensive security framework for pervasive computing environment, specifically in wireless sensor networks (WSN), is not feasible in the context of scarce resource availability and its efficient utilization. Application of stream ciphers for conventional security applications has proved to be proficient in terms of efficient energy and memory consumption. This paper presents WSN-specific NesC based implementations of two stream ciphers selected from the eSTREAM project, namely HC-128 and Rabbit. HC-128 and Rabbit have both qualified for the final portfolio phase of the eSTREAM project but their suitability for WSNs needs to be justified in a totally different context. If the two stream ciphers manage to adhere to the WSN-specific requirements and perform efficiently under these requirements only then the scheme/s can be classified as suitable. This paper tends to test the suitability of HC-128 and Rabbit for WSN-specific environment and evaluates the schemes in terms of memory usage, time consumption and energy utilization. The aim of this study is to present either one of the two schemes as an efficient solution for pervasive computing.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Information Security and Assurance - Third International Conference and Workshops, ISA 2009, Proceedings
Pages682-691
Number of pages10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event3rd International Conference on Information Security and Assurance, ISA 2009 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: Jun 25 2009Jun 27 2009

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume5576 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Information Security and Assurance, ISA 2009
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period6/25/096/27/09

Keywords

  • H-128
  • Pervasive Computing
  • Rabbit
  • Stream Ciphers
  • Wireless Sensor Network (WSN)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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