Open AccessSeCRoP: secure cluster head centered multi‐hop routing protocol for mobile ad hoc networks
Author(s) -
Umar Muhammad Muneer,
Mehmood Amjad,
Song Houbing
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
security and communication networks
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.446
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1939-0122
pISSN - 1939-0114
DOI - 10.1002/sec.1544
Subject(s) - computer science , computer network , mobile ad hoc network , optimized link state routing protocol , hop (telecommunications) , wireless ad hoc network , ad hoc wireless distribution service , routing protocol , wireless routing protocol , routing (electronic design automation) , wireless , telecommunications , network packet
Because of the absence of central control and limited capabilities of tiny nodes in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs), these types of networks are always vulnerable to different kind of threats. Threats can be active and passive. Many cryptographic techniques are suggested for securing MANETs from various threats. This paper introduces a new method using cluster heads with cryptographic keys, for each node, in cluster‐based MANETs. Cluster heads are selected according to some definite criteria among the nodes in the clusters. Cluster heads keep the private keys for decryption while each member node is assigned a unique public key for encryption purpose. The approach is very flexible as it supports the nodes' migration to other clusters and transfer of control for one cluster head to another. Different scenarios are explained in the paper to tackle the security mechanism and nodes migration to other clusters. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.