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Wireless
Sensor Network (WSN)
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Partially
connected network of self-powered (e.g. battery-powered) embedded
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processor
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sensors
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Data
traffic: Security and privacy concerns exist in some WSN
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applications
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e.g.
personal medical data in a health monitoring system
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Need
to determine which WSN nodes are legitimate
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Prevent
nodes accessing sensed data without authorization.
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Configuration
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