Efficient and Low-Cost Modular Polynomial Multiplier for WSN Security

Haroon, Fariha; Li, Hua

doi:10.3390/jsan14050086

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Efficient and Low-Cost Modular Polynomial Multiplier for WSN Security

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Fariha Haroon

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Hua Li

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Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB T1K 3M4, Canada

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J. Sens. Actuator Netw. 2025, 14(5), 86; https://doi.org/10.3390/jsan14050086

Submission received: 18 June 2025 / Revised: 13 August 2025 / Accepted: 20 August 2025 / Published: 25 August 2025

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applications of Wireless Sensor Networks: Innovations and Future Trends)

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Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) technology has constrained computing resources that require efficient and low-cost cryptographic hardware to provide security services, particularly when dealing with large modular polynomial multiplication in cryptography. In this paper, a cost-efficient reconfigurable Karatsuba modular polynomial multiplier is proposed for general modulus polynomials. The modulus polynomial can be changed easily depending on the application. The proposed modular polynomial multiplier is synthesized and simulated by the AMD Vivado Design Tool. The design’s performance on ADP (Area Delay Product) has been improved compared to previous designs. It can be applied in ECC encryption to speed up the security services in WSN.

Keywords: polynomial multiplier; galois field; elliptic curve cryptography; WSN

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Haroon, F.; Li, H. Efficient and Low-Cost Modular Polynomial Multiplier for WSN Security. J. Sens. Actuator Netw. 2025, 14, 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/jsan14050086

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Haroon F, Li H. Efficient and Low-Cost Modular Polynomial Multiplier for WSN Security. Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks. 2025; 14(5):86. https://doi.org/10.3390/jsan14050086

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Haroon, Fariha, and Hua Li. 2025. "Efficient and Low-Cost Modular Polynomial Multiplier for WSN Security" Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks 14, no. 5: 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/jsan14050086

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Haroon, F., & Li, H. (2025). Efficient and Low-Cost Modular Polynomial Multiplier for WSN Security. Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, 14(5), 86. https://doi.org/10.3390/jsan14050086

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