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ContikiSec:
A Secure Network Layer for Wireless Sensor Networks under the Contiki Operating System

Philippas Tsigas, Lander Casado

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ContikiSec is a secure network layer for wireless sensor networks, designed for the Contiki Operating System. ContikiSec has been designed to balance low energy consumption and security while conforming to a small memory footprint.

We designed ContikiSec as a complete and configurable solution, providing three security modes:

  • ContikiSec-Enc, which provides confidentiality and integrity.
  • ContikiSec-Auth, which guarantees authenticity and integrity.
  • ContikiSec-AE, which supports confidentiality, authenticity and integrity.

Availability

ContikiSec has been designed to run on the Modular Sensor Board hardware platform. The source code of ContikiSec is based on existing security algorithms such as AES, CBC-CS, CMAC, and OCB.

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Papers

Philippas Tsigas, Lander Casado, "ContikiSec: A Secure Network Layer for Wireless Sensor Networks under the Contiki Operating System", in the 14th Nordic Conference on Secure IT Systems. Oslo, Norway (2009) (pdf file)

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The material on this page is based upon work supported by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency.

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