Article: A monitoring-based approach for WSN security using IEEE-802.15.4/6LowPAN and DTLS communication Journal: International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems (IJAACS) 2019 Vol.12 No.3 pp.218 - 243 Abstract: In this paper, we present a monitoring-based approach for securing upper layer communications of wireless sensor networks (WSN), the latter using IEEE802.15.4/6LoWPAN stacks and tinyDTLS. The monitoring techniques have been integrated as an extension to the industrial tool Montimage monitoring tool (MMT). The MMT-extension verifies that the network is working following a set of security rules that have been defined by ETSI. The security rules check if the protocol stack is working properly. If MMT detects a security rule that was not respected, then it sends an alarm to the system manager so that he can take properly reactive adjustments. We tested each of the security rules in MMT's extension using point-to-point configuration. After all these tests were verified, we tested our MMT-extension using real data gathered from the FIT IoT-LAB platform. The results of these tests shown that our MMT's extension for WSN using IEEE-802.15.4/6LowPAN and DTLS communication is feasible. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: A monitoring-based approach for WSN security using IEEE-802.15.4/6LowPAN and DTLS communication

Authors: Raul A. Fuentes-Samaniego; Vinh Hoa La; Ana Rosa Cavalli; Juan A. Nolazco-Flores; Raul V. Ramirez-Velarde

Addresses: Inria Saclay, 1 Rue Honoré d'Estienne d'Orves, 91120 Palaiseau, Paris, France; SAMOVAR, CNRS, Telecom SudParis, Paris-Saclay University, 9 rue Charles Fourier 91011 EVRY, France ' Montimage, 39 rue Bobillot, 75013 Paris, France; SAMOVAR, CNRS, Telecom SudParis, Paris-Saclay University, 9 rue Charles Fourier 91011 EVRY, France ' Montimage, 39 rue Bobillot, 75013 Paris, France; SAMOVAR, CNRS, Telecom SudParis, Paris-Saclay University, 9 rue Charles Fourier 91011 EVRY, France ' School of Engineering and Science, Tec de Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada No. 2501, Monterrey, Mexico ' School of Engineering and Science, Tec de Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada No. 2501, Monterrey, Mexico

Abstract: In this paper, we present a monitoring-based approach for securing upper layer communications of wireless sensor networks (WSN), the latter using IEEE802.15.4/6LoWPAN stacks and tinyDTLS. The monitoring techniques have been integrated as an extension to the industrial tool Montimage monitoring tool (MMT). The MMT-extension verifies that the network is working following a set of security rules that have been defined by ETSI. The security rules check if the protocol stack is working properly. If MMT detects a security rule that was not respected, then it sends an alarm to the system manager so that he can take properly reactive adjustments. We tested each of the security rules in MMT's extension using point-to-point configuration. After all these tests were verified, we tested our MMT-extension using real data gathered from the FIT IoT-LAB platform. The results of these tests shown that our MMT's extension for WSN using IEEE-802.15.4/6LowPAN and DTLS communication is feasible.

Keywords: wireless sensor network; WSN; internet of things; IoT; security monitoring; monitoring tools; intrusion detection; 6LoWPAN.

DOI: 10.1504/IJAACS.2019.100754

International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems, 2019 Vol.12 No.3, pp.218 - 243

Received: 14 Mar 2018
Accepted: 11 Jul 2018
Published online: 17 Jul 2019 *

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