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. 2010 Apr 30;10(5):4456–4496. doi: 10.3390/s100504456

Table 8.

Enhanced generics representing protected assets and other passive entities.

Prefix, mnemonic Description
  Basic assets
DTO.SensorData Data measured, stored, processed, or transmitted by an intelligent sensor and data related to the network services.
DTO.SensorService Services provided by a sensor: measuring, sampling, processing, transferring data, and displaying its status.
  Assets related to the sensor availability
DTO.NodePowerRes Energy supplying a sensor node.
DTO.NodeProcesRes Node processing ability.
DTO.NodeTransmRes Node data transmission ability.
  Security-related data
DTO.SensorID Unique identification number of an intelligent sensor.
DTO.Password Password for authentication.
DTO.CryptoKey Symmetric cryptographic key
DTO.Credent Credential or shared secret.
DTO.RndNumber Random number to derive a cryptographic key.
DTO.PubKey Public key.
DTO.PrivKey Private key.
DTO.BioData Biometric or physiological data used for the identification of a person.
  Assets related to the sensor operational environment
DEO.BaseStation A distinguished node of a wireless sensor network (WSN) used to control the network or as a gateway intermediating between WSN and other network.
DEO.CentralUnit The entity supervising and/or monitoring sensors.
DEO.NeighborSenNode A neighbor node whose security mutually relies on the considered sensor node.
DEO.SampledDataBase Data sampled by sensors and stored in a common data base on the distinguished server.
  Assets related to the sensor site processes (considered optionally)
DES.DesignData Sensitive project data and documentation.