Analysis of the Bogus Routing Information Attacks in Sensor Networks


The KIPS Transactions:PartC, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 229-238, Jun. 2007
10.3745/KIPSTC.2007.14.3.229,   PDF Download:

Abstract

Sensor networks consist of many tiny sensor nodes that collaborate among themselves to collect, process, analyze, and disseminate data. In sensor networks, sensor nodes are typically powered by batteries, and have limited computing resources. Moreover, the redeployment of nodes by energy exhaustion or their movement makes network topology change dynamically. These features incur problems that do not appear in traditional, wired networks. Security in sensor networks is challenging problem due to the nature of wireless communication and the lack of resources. Several efforts are underway to provide security services in sensor networks, but most of them are preventive approaches based on cryptography. However, sensor nodes are extremely vulnerable to capture or key compromise. To ensure the security of the network, it is critical to develop security mechanisms that can survive malicious attacks from “insiders” who have access to the keying materials or the full control of some nodes. In order to protect against insider attacks, it is necessary to understand how an insider can attack a sensor network. Several attacks have been discussed in the literature. However, insider attacks in general have not been thoroughly studied and verified. In this paper, we study the insider attacks against routing protocols in sensor networks using the Ad-hoc On-Demand Distance Vector (AODV) protocol. We identify the goals of attack, and then study how to achieve these goals by modifying of the routing messages. Finally, with the simulation we study how an attacker affects the sensor networks. After we understand the features of inside attacker, we propose a detect mechanism using hop count information.


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Cite this article
[IEEE Style]
M. J. Lee, M. H. Kim, K. J. Chae, H. W. Kim, "Analysis of the Bogus Routing Information Attacks in Sensor Networks," The KIPS Transactions:PartC, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 229-238, 2007. DOI: 10.3745/KIPSTC.2007.14.3.229.

[ACM Style]
Myung Jin Lee, Mi Hui Kim, Ki Joon Chae, and Ho Won Kim. 2007. Analysis of the Bogus Routing Information Attacks in Sensor Networks. The KIPS Transactions:PartC, 14, 3, (2007), 229-238. DOI: 10.3745/KIPSTC.2007.14.3.229.