Research Article
Security Challenges in Multihop Wireless Mesh Networks–A Survey
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-11530-1_11, author={Divya and Sanjeev Kumar}, title={Security Challenges in Multihop Wireless Mesh Networks--A Survey}, proceedings={Information Security and Digital Forensics. First International Conference, ISDF 2009, London, United Kingdom, September 7-9, 2009, Revised Selected Papers}, proceedings_a={ISDF}, year={2012}, month={5}, keywords={Vulnerabilities Attack prevention IEEE 802.11s Key Management Secure routing}, doi={10.1007/978-3-642-11530-1_11} }- Divya
Sanjeev Kumar
Year: 2012
Security Challenges in Multihop Wireless Mesh Networks–A Survey
ISDF
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11530-1_11
Abstract
Security is a paramount concern in Wireless Mesh Networks (WMN) and also one of the core components in making WMNs successful and an enabler into different markets. A core challenge in securing the WMN is the large number of communication links over the air; as each mesh device may be mobile and deployed outdoors, each mesh link presents an exposure and vulnerability into the mesh network. These vulnerabilities are partially due to the structure of WMNs and cannot be removed easily. Security procedures present in 802.11s only take care of the potential security attacks in network association and secure link establishment. Ensuring that the routing protocol is secure is also not specified in the standard. In this paper we analyze the security problems in WMN and present few promising open research challenges which need immediate attention.