International Journal of Network Security & Its Applications (IJNSA) - ERA, WJCI Indexed

International Journal of Network Security & Its Applications (IJNSA) - ERA, WJCI Indexed

ISSN: 0974 - 9330 (Online); 0975 - 2307 (Print)

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A Survey on Security in Wireless Sensor Networks

Waleed Al Shehri, King Abdul-Aziz University, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

The emergence of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) can be considered one of the most important revolutions in the field of information and communications technology (ICT). Recently, there has been a dramatic increase in the use of WSN applications such as surveillance systems, battleground applications, object tracking, habitat monitoring, forest fire detection and patient monitoring. Due to limitations of sensor nodes in terms of energy, storage and computational ability, many security issues have arisen in such applications. As a result, many solutions and approaches have been proposed for different attacks and vulnerabilities to achieve security requirements. This paper surveys different security approaches for WSNs, examining various types of attacks and corresponding techniques for tackling these. The strengths and weaknesses for each technique are also discussed at the conclusion of this paper.

Keywords

Wireless sensor networks network security cryptography intrusion detection

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