Title
Lightweight Sybil Attack Detection in MANETs.
Abstract
Fully self-organized mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) represent complex distributed systems that may also be part of a huge complex system, such as a complex system-of-systems used for crisis management operations. Due to the complex nature of MANETs and its resource constraint nodes, there has always been a need to develop lightweight security solutions. Since MANETs require a unique, distinct, and persistent identity per node in order for their security protocols to be viable, Sybil attacks pose a serious threat to such networks. A Sybil attacker can either create more than one identity on a single physical device in order to launch a coordinated attack on the network or can switch identities in order to weaken the detection process, thereby promoting lack of accountability in the network. In this research, we propose a lightweight scheme to detect the new identities of Sybil attackers without using centralized trusted third party or any extra hardware, such as directional antennae or a geographical positioning system. Through the help of extensive simulations and real-world testbed experiments, we are able to demonstrate that our proposed scheme detects Sybil identities with good accuracy even in the presence of mobility.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1109/JSYST.2012.2221912
IEEE Systems Journal
Keywords
DocType
Volume
cryptographic protocols,mobile ad hoc networks,MANET,centralized trusted third party,complex distributed systems,complex system-of-systems,crisis management operations,fully self-organized mobile ad hoc networks,lightweight security solutions,lightweight sybil attack detection,security protocols,Identity-based attacks,intrusion detection,mobile ad hoc networks,sybil attacks
Journal
7
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
2
1932-8184
5
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.51
0
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Sohail Abbas1123.34
Madjid Merabti244867.52
david llewellynjones39312.52
kashif kifayat45911.35