Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications

Secure Routing and Intrusion Detection in Ad Hoc Networks

Anand Patwardhan, Jim Parker, Anupam Joshi, Michaela Iorga, and Tom Karygiannis

March 8, 2005

Numerous schemes have been proposed for secure routing and Intrusion Detection for ad hoc networks. Yet, little work exists in actually implementing such schemes on small handheld devices. In this paper, we present a proof-of-concept implementation of a secure routing protocol based on AODV over IPv6, further reinforced by a routing protocol-independent Intrusion Detection System (IDS) for ad hoc networks. Security features in the routing protocol include mechanisms for nonrepudiation and authentication, without relying on the availability of a Certificate Authority (CA) or a Key Distribution Center (KDC). We present the design and implementation details of our system, the practical considerations involved, and how these mechanisms can be used to detect and thwart malicious attacks. We discuss several scenarios where the secure routing and intrusion detection mechanisms isolate and deny network resources to nodes deemed malicious. We also discuss shortcomings in our approach, and conclude with lessons learned and ideas for future work.

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Tags: intrusion detection, ipv6, manet, secaodv

Type: InProceedings

Publisher: IEEE

Address: Kauai Island, Hawaii

Note: Main Conference

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