Secure Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks with a Lightweight Key Management and Blockchain Approach

使用轻量级密钥管理和区块链方法实现无线传感器网络中的安全路由

• 批准号: 543947-2019
• 负责人: Sampalli, Srinivas
• 金额: $ 2.38万
• 依托单位: Dalhousie University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=684502
• 关键词: Secure; Routing; Wireless; Sensor; Networks

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are the key drivers for the deployment of Internet of Things (IoT), and promise application benefits in the areas of smart cities, smart homes, manufacturing, military, environment, and monitoring of critical infrastructure such as power generation, water supply and telecommunications. A WSN consists of a spatially distributed set of autonomous sensor nodes with sensing, computing, and wireless communication capabilities. Secure routing is a major research challenge in the design of WSNs, especially when such networks are deployed for sensitive and time-critical applications. The limited computation, communication, storage and energy capability of sensor nodes, combined with the open access nature of WSNs, makes them vulnerable to a number of attacks. Much of the previous work on secure routing in WSNs has ranged from traditional key management strategies and their enhancements, detection of malicious nodes, protection against specific types of attacks, or protection of specific areas within the WSN. The overarching objective of this research proposal is to design a secure end-to-end routing architecture for WSNs. The novelty of the research is to design lightweight algorithms for secure routing with an integration of a hybrid key management scheme and distributed hash chaining based on Blockchain. Furthermore, our approach will be applicable to a WSN with multiple base stations, and extensible to mobile nodes. The supporting partner for this proposal, Norleaf Networks Inc., is a Gatineau, Quebec-based networking and IT Solutions company, and has been active in the research and development of secure and scalable routing solutions for mobile communication systems. The outcome of this research will address a crucial area in the design and deployment of next generation WSN security protocols and will serve as a launch pad to develop seure IoT applications not only to the supporting organization but also to other Canadian industries. Furthermore, over a period of three years, this project will train valuable HQP with skill sets in the area of cyber security, IoT and Blockchain technologies.

无线传感器网络（WSN）是部署物联网（IoT）的关键驱动力，并承诺在智能城市，智能家居，制造，军事，环境和关键基础设施（例如发电）的领域中的应用益处，供水和电信。 WSN由具有传感，计算和无线通信功能的空间分布的自动传感器节点组成。安全路由是WSN设计中的重大研究挑战，尤其是在部署此类网络以进行敏感和关键时期应用程序时。传感器节点的有限计算，通信，存储和能量能力以及WSN的开放访问性质，使它们容易受到许多攻击的影响。先前关于WSN安全路由的大部分工作范围从传统的关键管理策略及其增强，对恶意节点的检测，防止特定类型的攻击或保护WSN内的特定领域的保护。 该研究建议的总体目标是为WSN设计安全的端到端路由体系结构。 这项研究的新颖性是设计轻巧的算法，以通过整合混合密钥管理方案并基于区块链的分布式哈希链条进行整合。此外，我们的方法将适用于具有多个基站的WSN，并且可用于移动节点。该提案的支持合作伙伴Norleaf Networks Inc.是加蒂诺（Gatineau）的基于魁北克的网络和IT解决方案公司，并且一直活跃于移动通信系统安全可扩展的路由解决方案的研究和开发。这项研究的结果将介绍下一代WSN安全协议的设计和部署的关键领域，并将作为向支持组织开发Seure IoT应用程序的发射台，而且还将针对其他加拿大行业。此外，在三年的时间里，该项目将通过网络安全，物联网和区块链技术领域的技能培训有价值的HQP。