Security: A Core Issue in Mobile <i>Ad hoc</i>Networks

• 作者: Asif Shabbir Fayyaz Khalid Jalil Abbas M. Zia-Ul-Haq Syed Muqsit Shaheed
• 来源期刊: 电脑和通信(英文)
• 学科: 工学
• 关键词: MOBILE Devices Optimal Choice MANET SECURITY WIRELESS NETWORK Taxonomy Intrusion Detection NETWORK SECURITY Threats Layer Wise NETWORK Vulnerabilities of WIRELESS SECURITY Criteria
• 年，卷（期）: 2015,（12）
• 页码范围: 41-66
• 页数: 26页
• 分类号: TP39

摘要

Computation is spanning from PC to Mobile devices. The Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs) are optimal choice to accommodate this growing trend but there is a problem, security is the core issue. MANETs rely on wireless links for communication. Wireless networks are considered more exposed to security attacks as compared to wired networks, especially;MANETs are the soft target due to vulnerable in nature. Lack of infrastructure, open peer to peer connectivity, shared wireless medium, dynamic topology and scalability are the key characteristics of MANETs which make them ideal for security attacks. In this paper, we shall discuss in detail, what does security mean, why MANETs are more susceptible to security attacks than wired networks, taxonomy of network attacks and layer wise analysis of network attacks. Finally, we shall propose solutions to meet the security challenges, according to our framed security criteria.