Securing Ad Hoc Wireless Sensor Networks under Byzantine Attacks by Implementing Non-Cryptographic Methods

Authors

  • Shabir Ahmad Sofi National Institute of Technology Srinagar
  • Roohie Naaz National Institute of Technology Srinagar

Keywords:

Byzantine attacks, cluster based wireless sensor network, advanced node, gray hole, black hole, non-cryptographic algorithm

Abstract

Ad Hoc wireless sensor network (WSN) is a collection of nodes that do not need to rely on predefined infrastructure to keep the network connected. The level of security and performance are always somehow related to each other, therefore due to limited resources in WSN, cryptographic methods for securing the network against attacks is not feasible. Byzantine attacks disrupt the communication between nodes in the network without regard to its own resource consumption. This paper discusses the performance of cluster based WSN comparing LEACH with Advanced node based clusters under byzantine attacks. This paper also proposes an algorithm for detection and isolation of the compromised nodes to mitigate the attacks by non-cryptographic means. The throughput increases after using the algorithm for isolation of the malicious nodes, 33% in case of Gray Hole attack and 62% in case of Black Hole attack.

Author Biographies

Shabir Ahmad Sofi, National Institute of Technology Srinagar

Working as Head of the department, Information Technology at National Institute of Technology Srinagar

Roohie Naaz, National Institute of Technology Srinagar

Professor 

Department of Computer Sciences

NIT Srinagar

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2017-05-09

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S. A. Sofi and R. Naaz, “Securing Ad Hoc Wireless Sensor Networks under Byzantine Attacks by Implementing Non-Cryptographic Methods”, Adv. technol. innov., vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 113–118, May 2017.

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