Secure positioning for shipping containers in ports and terminals using WSN

Seaports and their terminals are growing and their role in transport of goods are undeniable. Nowadays as an essential part of the world economic system, the management of cargo shipping such as containers that their transportation is done through the sea are discussed. On the other hand, for optimal management of containers and reduce the time required for transportation, the use of infrastructure based on modern technologies is something inevitable. Wireless sensor networks that are displayed briefly with WSN, are actually infrastructures for sensing environmental parameters, computation and sending information. Using wireless sensor networks, containers which transport over 90 percent of the world´s non-bulk goods can be monitored online on the ships and seaport areas. Therefore, in this paper, considering the importance of position coordinates of container terminals and ship decks, a novel method is provided for secure positioning of the containers using position based cryptography techniques.