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Secure autoconfiguration and public-key distribution for mobile ad-hoc networks

Hongbo Zhou*, Matt W. Mutak, Lionel M. Ni

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Security is extremely important for the deployment of a Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANET) due to its openness to attackers, the absence of an infrastructure, and the lack of centralized administration. Most research efforts have been focused on secure routing protocols, the distributed certificate authority, and key distribution, while a few projects have focused on secure autoconfiguration. However, the importance of integration of a secure autoconfiguration and public-key distribution has been neglected. This paper presents a secure autoconfiguration and public-key distribution algorithm to achieve uniqueness of address allocation and secure public-key distribution when a new node joins a MANET, which provides the bootstrapping for building a distributed certificate authority (DCA) in the network where a trust relationship is absent.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2009 IEEE 6th International Conference on Mobile Adhoc and Sensor Systems, MASS '09
Pages256-263
Number of pages8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Event2009 IEEE 6th International Conference on Mobile Adhoc and Sensor Systems, MASS '09 - Macau, China
Duration: 12 Oct 200915 Oct 2009

Publication series

Name2009 IEEE 6th International Conference on Mobile Adhoc and Sensor Systems, MASS '09

Conference

Conference2009 IEEE 6th International Conference on Mobile Adhoc and Sensor Systems, MASS '09
Country/TerritoryChina
CityMacau
Period12/10/0915/10/09

Keywords

  • Autoconfiguration
  • MANET
  • Public key distribution
  • Security

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