Security of Mobile ad-hoc Wireless Networks. A Brief Survey
One of the most present issues of computer wireless networks is the security. Comparing with their wired counterpart, the wireless networks not only accentuate some of the well-known security vulnerabilities but they are subject of new and specific ones. Among the existing wireless networks the ad h...
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Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava
2007-11-01
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| description | One of the most present issues of computer wireless networks is the security. Comparing with their wired counterpart, the wireless networks not only accentuate some of the well-known security vulnerabilities but they are subject of new and specific ones. Among the existing wireless networks the ad hoc ones are the most exposed to attacks and collusions due to the absence of any centralized control. The most efficient way to ensure the communication secrecy, inclusively for ad hoc wireless networks, is the cryptography. From many reasons, following from specific operating conditions, the employment of asymmetric key techniques and Public Key Infrastructure is not a realistic choice. In the networks with a large number of nodes, as wireless sensor networks, a large number of secret keys are involved in order to ensure the communication secrecy. While dynamicity is one of the essential features of mobile wireless networks, when nodes may leave or join the network and in the absence of a centralized control entity, the management of secret keys is crucial. The paper presents the main aspects of mobile wireless networks security and focuses on the key management issue in ad-hoc wireless networks. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d92381da6a3e41d38c73b4485bae2e2e2022-12-22T01:59:31ZengStefan cel Mare University of SuceavaAdvances in Electrical and Computer Engineering1582-74451844-76002007-11-01723740Security of Mobile ad-hoc Wireless Networks. A Brief SurveyTILIUTE, D. E.One of the most present issues of computer wireless networks is the security. Comparing with their wired counterpart, the wireless networks not only accentuate some of the well-known security vulnerabilities but they are subject of new and specific ones. Among the existing wireless networks the ad hoc ones are the most exposed to attacks and collusions due to the absence of any centralized control. The most efficient way to ensure the communication secrecy, inclusively for ad hoc wireless networks, is the cryptography. From many reasons, following from specific operating conditions, the employment of asymmetric key techniques and Public Key Infrastructure is not a realistic choice. In the networks with a large number of nodes, as wireless sensor networks, a large number of secret keys are involved in order to ensure the communication secrecy. While dynamicity is one of the essential features of mobile wireless networks, when nodes may leave or join the network and in the absence of a centralized control entity, the management of secret keys is crucial. The paper presents the main aspects of mobile wireless networks security and focuses on the key management issue in ad-hoc wireless networks.http://dx.doi.org/10.4316/AECE.2007.02009computer network securitywireless communicationad-hoc networkskey management |
| spellingShingle | TILIUTE, D. E. Security of Mobile ad-hoc Wireless Networks. A Brief Survey Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering computer network security wireless communication ad-hoc networks key management |
| title | Security of Mobile ad-hoc Wireless Networks. A Brief Survey |
| title_full | Security of Mobile ad-hoc Wireless Networks. A Brief Survey |
| title_fullStr | Security of Mobile ad-hoc Wireless Networks. A Brief Survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Security of Mobile ad-hoc Wireless Networks. A Brief Survey |
| title_short | Security of Mobile ad-hoc Wireless Networks. A Brief Survey |
| title_sort | security of mobile ad hoc wireless networks a brief survey |
| topic | computer network security wireless communication ad-hoc networks key management |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.4316/AECE.2007.02009 |
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