Security Challenges, Threats and the Countermeasures in Mobile Ad hoc Networks: A Review

Authors

  • Samia Khan  Department of Computer & Communication systems, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

Keywords:

Mobile Ad hoc Networks, Black hole attacks, Security Attacks.

Abstract

A moveable network is self-configurable network in which moveable nodes message with each other with the help of wireless connections without any specified environment. MANETs are becoming a widely known technology for delivering pervasive computing environment. There has been a rapid growth in the adoption of MANETs over last few decades for providing the smart environment. With all these advancements, comes the issue of security in MANETs. The security is a big issue and the chances of having susceptibility to various attacks. It analyses the effects of black hole attacks on the network evaluation. This paper reviews the impact of Blackhole Attacks in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks and various countermeasures for this type of attack.

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2018-04-25

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Volume 4, Issue 1, March-April-2018

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Samia Khan, " Security Challenges, Threats and the Countermeasures in Mobile Ad hoc Networks: A Review, IInternational Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology(IJSRCSEIT), ISSN : 2456-3307, Volume 4, Issue 1, pp.47-55, March-April-2018.