Heterogeneous polydentate mobile chelating node to detect breach in surveillance sensor network

Sudip Misra, Sumit Goswami, Chaynika Taneja, Pushpendu Kar

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Abstract

Nature inspired algorithms are common in routing and security in mobile wireless sensor networks (WSN). While most of the existing algorithms are bio-inspired, chemistry inspired security algorithms are rare. Chelation is a chemical process where a molecule forms two or more bonds with an atom or a molecule to hold it strongly. Analogous to this chemical process, a chelating node in a mobile WSN is defined as a mobile node that forms more than one logical association with another node. The paper uses mobile polydentate chelating node, which uses multiple heterogeneous logical linkages with a rogue node, to ascertain non-friendly behavior of a node to ensure detection and removal. The multiple linkage processes are based on challenge-response using public key infrastructure, integrity of routing algorithm, routing table fidelity and data path tracking. This n-dentation ensures detection of captured nodes as well as nodes planted by adversaries. The paper demonstrates the applicability of this process for a mobile WSN-based border surveillance where the number of attacks is high and varied in its pattern. The proposed approach reduces false negative as well as false positive detection by its n-modular redundancy. Simulation results are presented to illustrate the effectiveness of this scheme.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e175:1- 22
JournalSecurity and Privacy
Volume4
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2021

Keywords

  • Barrier coverage
  • Border surveillance
  • Chelating node
  • Public key infrastructure
  • Sensor warfare

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