Paper Info
Title
Security Issues in the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol Version 2 (OLSRV2)
Abstract
Mobile Ad hoc NETworks (MANETs) are leaving the confines of research laboratories, to find place in real-world deployments. Outside specialized domains (military, vehicular, etc.), city-wide communitynetworks are emerging, connecting regular Internet users with each other, and with the Internet, via MANETs. Growing to encompass more than a handful of "trusted participants", the question of preserving the MANET network connectivity, even when faced with careless or malicious participants, arises, and must be addressed. A first step towards protecting a MANET is to analyze the vulnerabilities of the routing protocol, managing the connectivity. By understanding how the algorithms of the routing protocol operate, and how these can be exploited by those with ill intent, countermeasures can be developed, readying MANETs for wider deployment and use. This paper takes an abstract look at the algorithms that constitute the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol version 2 (OLSRv2), and identifies for each protocol element the possible vulnerabilities and attacks -- in a certain way, provides a "cookbook" for how to best attack an operational OLSRv2 network, or for how to proceed with developing protective countermeasures against these attacks.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.5121/ijnsa.2010.2213
International Journal of Network Security & Its Applications
Keywords
Field
DocType
mobile ad hoc network,routing protocol,optimized link state routing protocol
Hazy Sighted Link State Routing Protocol,Link-state routing protocol,Dynamic Source Routing,Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol,Computer science,Computer security,Computer network,Wireless Routing Protocol,Optimized Link State Routing Protocol,Routing protocol,Zone Routing Protocol
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
abs/1005.4
2
International Journal of Network Security & Its Applications 2.2 (2010) 162-181
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
10
0.76
9
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ulrich Herberg114015.14
Thomas Clausen22068141.73