Are wearable devices ready for HTTPS? Measuring the cost of secure communication protocols on wearable devices

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Kolamunna, Harini; Chauhan, Jagmohan; Hu, Yining; Thilakarathna, Kanchana; Perino, Diego; Makaroff, Dwight; Seneviratne, Aruna;
(2016)
  • Subject: C.2.0 | C.2.2 | C.4 | Computer Science - Cryptography and Security
The majority of available wearable devices require communication with Internet servers for data analysis and storage, and rely on a paired smartphone to enable secure communication. However, wearable devices are mostly equipped with WiFi network interfaces, enabling dir... View more
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