{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2900606647","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/giots.2018.8534575","title":"A Practical Performance Comparison of ECC and RSA for Resource-Constrained IoT Devices","display_name":"A Practical Performance Comparison of ECC and RSA for Resource-Constrained IoT Devices","publication_year":2018,"publication_date":"2018-06-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2900606647","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/giots.2018.8534575","mag":"2900606647"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/giots.2018.8534575","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/giots.2018.8534575","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2018 Global Internet of Things Summit (GIoTS)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5057562929","display_name":"Manuel Su\u00e1rez-Albela","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9891-4553"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I11019714","display_name":"Universidade da Coru\u00f1a","ror":"https://ror.org/01qckj285","country_code":"ES","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I11019714"]}],"countries":["ES"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Manuel Suarez-Albela","raw_affiliation_strings":["Dpt. Computer Engineering, Universidade da Coru\u00f1a, A Coru\u00f1a, Spain"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Dpt. Computer Engineering, Universidade da Coru\u00f1a, A Coru\u00f1a, Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I11019714"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5081216987","display_name":"Tiago M. Fern\u00e1ndez\u2010Caram\u00e9s","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2179-5917"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I11019714","display_name":"Universidade da Coru\u00f1a","ror":"https://ror.org/01qckj285","country_code":"ES","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I11019714"]}],"countries":["ES"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Tiago M. Fernandez-Carames","raw_affiliation_strings":["Dpt. Computer Engineering, Universidade da Coru\u00f1a, A Coru\u00f1a, Spain"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Dpt. Computer Engineering, Universidade da Coru\u00f1a, A Coru\u00f1a, Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I11019714"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5090443440","display_name":"Paula Fraga\u2010Lamas","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4991-6808"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I11019714","display_name":"Universidade da Coru\u00f1a","ror":"https://ror.org/01qckj285","country_code":"ES","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I11019714"]}],"countries":["ES"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Paula Fraga-Lamas","raw_affiliation_strings":["Dpt. Computer Engineering, Universidade da Coru\u00f1a, A Coru\u00f1a, Spain"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Dpt. Computer Engineering, Universidade da Coru\u00f1a, A Coru\u00f1a, Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I11019714"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5011797998","display_name":"Luis Castedo","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3801-012X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I11019714","display_name":"Universidade da Coru\u00f1a","ror":"https://ror.org/01qckj285","country_code":"ES","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I11019714"]}],"countries":["ES"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Luis Castedo","raw_affiliation_strings":["Dpt. Computer Engineering, Universidade da Coru\u00f1a, A Coru\u00f1a, Spain"],"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Dpt. Computer Engineering, Universidade da Coru\u00f1a, A Coru\u00f1a, Spain","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I11019714"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":4,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5057562929"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I11019714"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":null,"fwci":5.9064,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":100,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.9692477,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":94,"max":100},"biblio":{"volume":null,"issue":null,"first_page":"1","last_page":"6"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10951","display_name":"Cryptographic Implementations and Security","score":0.9988999962806702,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10951","display_name":"Cryptographic Implementations and Security","score":0.9988999962806702,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1702","display_name":"Artificial Intelligence"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10273","display_name":"IoT and Edge/Fog Computing","score":0.9979000091552734,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1705","display_name":"Computer Networks and Communications"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12122","display_name":"Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security","score":0.9975000023841858,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1708","display_name":"Hardware and Architecture"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.8308443427085876},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/elliptic-curve-cryptography","display_name":"Elliptic curve cryptography","score":0.6349121332168579},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/cryptography","display_name":"Cryptography","score":0.6305511593818665},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/elliptic-curve-digital-signature-algorithm","display_name":"Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm","score":0.5105825066566467},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/transport-layer-security","display_name":"Transport Layer Security","score":0.45626237988471985},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/embedded-system","display_name":"Embedded system","score":0.4514849781990051},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/throughput","display_name":"Throughput","score":0.44972020387649536},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/energy-consumption","display_name":"Energy consumption","score":0.4492107033729553},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/authentication","display_name":"Authentication (law)","score":0.4200296103954315},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/distributed-computing","display_name":"Distributed computing","score":0.3545650839805603},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-network","display_name":"Computer network","score":0.3321654796600342},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/public-key-cryptography","display_name":"Public-key cryptography","score":0.32052257657051086},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-security","display_name":"Computer security","score":0.26285529136657715},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operating-system","display_name":"Operating system","score":0.2298983931541443},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/encryption","display_name":"Encryption","score":0.21811524033546448},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/wireless","display_name":"Wireless","score":0.17698782682418823}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.8308443427085876},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C167615521","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1048911","display_name":"Elliptic curve cryptography","level":4,"score":0.6349121332168579},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C178489894","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8789","display_name":"Cryptography","level":2,"score":0.6305511593818665},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C197966572","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q915079","display_name":"Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm","level":5,"score":0.5105825066566467},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C148176105","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206494","display_name":"Transport Layer Security","level":3,"score":0.45626237988471985},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C149635348","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193040","display_name":"Embedded system","level":1,"score":0.4514849781990051},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C157764524","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1383412","display_name":"Throughput","level":3,"score":0.44972020387649536},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780165032","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16869822","display_name":"Energy consumption","level":2,"score":0.4492107033729553},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C148417208","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4825882","display_name":"Authentication (law)","level":2,"score":0.4200296103954315},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120314980","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180634","display_name":"Distributed computing","level":1,"score":0.3545650839805603},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C31258907","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1301371","display_name":"Computer network","level":1,"score":0.3321654796600342},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C203062551","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201339","display_name":"Public-key cryptography","level":3,"score":0.32052257657051086},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C38652104","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3510521","display_name":"Computer security","level":1,"score":0.26285529136657715},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.2298983931541443},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C148730421","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q141090","display_name":"Encryption","level":2,"score":0.21811524033546448},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C555944384","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q249","display_name":"Wireless","level":2,"score":0.17698782682418823},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C18903297","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7150","display_name":"Ecology","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C86803240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420","display_name":"Biology","level":0,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/giots.2018.8534575","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/giots.2018.8534575","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"2018 Global Internet of Things Summit (GIoTS)","raw_type":"proceedings-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/7","display_name":"Affordable and clean energy","score":0.8799999952316284}],"awards":[],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320335598","display_name":"Agencia Estatal de Investigaci\u00f3n","ror":null}],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":27,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W171639838","https://openalex.org/W1524670040","https://openalex.org/W1567573409","https://openalex.org/W1988037376","https://openalex.org/W2027332888","https://openalex.org/W2062340189","https://openalex.org/W2074213526","https://openalex.org/W2077829463","https://openalex.org/W2090050322","https://openalex.org/W2113154117","https://openalex.org/W2121070227","https://openalex.org/W2288253111","https://openalex.org/W2291069142","https://openalex.org/W2296599207","https://openalex.org/W2322274003","https://openalex.org/W2342932645","https://openalex.org/W2476855407","https://openalex.org/W2527494728","https://openalex.org/W2528081911","https://openalex.org/W2566246429","https://openalex.org/W2567447968","https://openalex.org/W2594641889","https://openalex.org/W2600357069","https://openalex.org/W2625973858","https://openalex.org/W2752575750","https://openalex.org/W2896599519","https://openalex.org/W4237374172"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W3201596224","https://openalex.org/W1565266559","https://openalex.org/W1990743860","https://openalex.org/W2782833818","https://openalex.org/W3191743943","https://openalex.org/W4303856864","https://openalex.org/W2260005205","https://openalex.org/W3213981908","https://openalex.org/W2332531239","https://openalex.org/W4226182343"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"One":[0],"of":[1,7,14,24,31,38,46,62,88,119,129,219],"the":[2,12,15,21,25,28,44,71,89,108,117,130,163,178,192,226,231,235,249,252],"main":[3],"concerns":[4],"regarding":[5],"Internet":[6],"Things":[8],"(IoT)":[9],"networks":[10],"is":[11,49,184,191],"security":[13,45,63,76,120,140,189,208,242],"communications":[16,48],"between":[17],"IoT":[18,32,55,104],"nodes":[19,33],"and":[20,41,97,162,200,213,222],"upper":[22],"layers":[23],"architecture.":[26],"Since":[27],"vast":[29],"majority":[30],"are":[34,58,99,114],"constrained":[35],"in":[36,127,176,217],"terms":[37,128,218],"power":[39,132],"consumption":[40,161,221],"computational":[42,131],"capabilities,":[43],"their":[47],"usually":[50],"lightly":[51],"addressed.":[52],"Thus,":[53],"new":[54],"hardware":[56,196],"platforms":[57],"facing":[59],"this":[60,85],"lack":[61],"by":[64,116],"including":[65],"hardware-accelerated":[66],"cryptographic":[67,137],"capabilities.":[68],"This":[69],"brings":[70],"opportunity":[72],"to":[73,134,144,186,204,245],"use":[74],"advanced":[75],"mechanisms":[77],"such":[78],"as":[79],"Transport":[80],"Layer":[81],"Security":[82],"(TLS).":[83],"In":[84],"paper,":[86],"two":[87],"most":[90],"used":[91],"TLS":[92],"authentication":[93],"algorithms":[94],"(i.e.,":[95],"ECDSA":[96,173],"RSA)":[98],"compared":[100],"using":[101],"a":[102,124,195,240],"resource-constrained":[103],"node":[105],"based":[106],"on":[107,248],"ESP32":[109],"SoC":[110],"(System-on-Chip).":[111],"The":[112,168],"tests":[113],"driven":[115],"concept":[118],"level,":[121,243],"allowing":[122],"for":[123,194],"fair":[125],"comparison":[126],"required":[133],"break":[135],"each":[136],"algorithm.":[138],"Specifically,":[139,225],"levels":[141],"from":[142],"80":[143],"192":[145],"were":[146],"tested.":[147],"A":[148],"512-byte":[149],"JSON":[150],"file":[151],"was":[152],"downloaded":[153],"100":[154],"consecutive":[155],"times":[156],"while":[157,238],"measuring":[158],"both":[159],"energy":[160,220],"average":[164],"time":[165],"per":[166],"transaction.":[167],"results":[169,228],"show":[170,229],"that,":[171],"although":[172],"outperforms":[174,234],"RSA":[175],"all":[177],"performed":[179],"tests,":[180],"real-world":[181],"scenario":[182],"testing":[183],"needed":[185],"determine":[187],"which":[188],"configuration":[190],"best":[193],"platform.":[197],"Software":[198],"optimizations":[199,246],"implementations":[201],"could":[202],"lead":[203],"scenarios":[205],"where":[206],"higher":[207,241],"level":[209],"alternatives":[210],"outperform":[211],"simpler":[212],"theoretically":[214],"lighter":[215],"ones":[216],"data":[223],"throughput.":[224],"obtained":[227],"that":[230],"curve":[232,236],"secp256r1":[233],"secp224r1,":[237],"providing":[239],"due":[244],"made":[247],"libraries":[250],"implementing":[251],"ECC":[253],"operations.":[254]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":12},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":15},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":15},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":21},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":20},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":10},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2018,"cited_by_count":3}],"updated_date":"2026-03-12T08:34:05.389933","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}