Security Patterns for Capturing Encryption-Based Access Control to Sensor Data

Angel Cuevas (1) , Paul El Khoury (2) , Laurent Gomez (3) , Annett Laube (3)

1 Department of Telematic Engineering, University Carlos III of Madrid
2 BD - Base de Données
3 SAP Research - SAP Research

A security pattern describes a particular recurring security problem that arises in specific contexts, and presents a well-proven generic solution for it [1]. This paper describes a generic solution that ensures end-to-end access control for data generated by wireless sensors and consumed by business applications, based on a new approach for encryption-based access control. The existing security mechanism is captured as Serenity (“System Engineering for Security and Dependability”) security patterns that describe a security problem and its solution in an abstract way. The structured description makes the security solution better understandable for non-security experts and helps to disseminate the security knowledge among application developers.

Domaines: Informatique [cs]

Angel Cuevas, Paul El Khoury, Laurent Gomez, Annett Laube. Security Patterns for Capturing Encryption-Based Access Control to Sensor Data. Second International Conference on Emerging Security Information, Systems and Technologies (SECURWARE'08), Aug 2008, Cap Esterel, France. pp.62-67, ⟨10.1109/SECURWARE.2008.17⟩. ⟨hal-01511047⟩