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Source location privacy in sensor networks means the status that the information about the locations of events detected by sensor nodes is properly protected such that only authorized entities, for example, the sink of the network, can obtain the information.
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Monitoring and detecting events is a typical application of sensor networks. When a sensor node detects an event, if it sends a report including the location of the event to the sink, the location of event source could be exposed to the adversary no matter how strong the data encryption key is, because the adversary may be passively monitoring the network. Preserving source location in sensor networks is challenging mainly due to the following reasons: the limited resources available in sensor networks require highly efficient privacy preservation mechanisms; the open nature of the underlying wireless communication makes each of the adversary to monitor or eavesdrop...
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Zhang, W. (2011). Source Location Privacy. In: van Tilborg, H.C.A., Jajodia, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5906-5_645
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