Security in Mobile Ad-hoc Networks

Authors

  • Kirti Mittal  Department of Computer Science, Hindu College of Engineering, Sonipat, Haryana, India

Keywords:

PKI, Security, MANET, Ad Hoc Networks, Threshold Cryptography

Abstract

PKI has been perceived as a standout amongst the best apparatuses for giving security to dynamic systems. Be that as it may, giving such a framework in specially ad-hoc wireless networks is a testing errand because of their infrastructure less nature. In this paper, we show these difficulties in detail, recognize the necessities for such arrangements, and propose a reasonable PKI benefit for ad-hoc networks. We utilize threshold cryptography to circulate the CA functionality over uniquely chosen nodes in view of the security and the physical attributes of nodes. The chosen nodes that collectively give PKI usefulness are called MOCA (MObile Certificate Authority). Utilizing these MOCAs,we display a productive and compelling communication protocol for communication with MOCAs for certification services. Results from our simulation check the effectiveness and the efficiency of our approach.

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Published

2018-06-30

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Volume 3, Issue 5, May-June-2018

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Research Articles

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Kirti Mittal, " Security in Mobile Ad-hoc Networks" International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology(IJSRCSEIT), ISSN : 2456-3307, Volume 3, Issue 5, pp.596-603, May-June-2018.