International Journal of Systems and Software Security and Protection (IJSSSP) 9(4)

A Robust and Lightweight Key Management Protocol for WSNs in Distributed IoT Applications (pages 1-16)

To maintain the reliable connectivity and the accessibility of distributed IoT, it is vital to establish secure links for end-to-end communication with a robust pervasive communication mechanism. However, due to the resource...

A Secure MANET Routing Protocol for Crisis Situations (pages 17-45)

Emergency and rescue operations are often carried out in areas where the network infrastructure cannot be relied on for message exchange between first responders. Since a fundamental feature of a Mobile Ad Hoc Network is the ability...

Using Security Patterns to Develop Secure Systems—Ten Years Later (pages 46-57)

The authors describe continuing work on the use of patterns in the development of secure systems. This work started as collaboration among five research centers on three continents and continues with a reduced number of involved...