1st International ICST Workshop on the Value of Security through Collaboration

Research Article

A context-aware trust-based security system for ad hoc networks

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/SECCMW.2005.1588309,
        author={Maria  Moloney and Stefan  Weber},
        title={A context-aware trust-based security system for ad hoc networks},
        proceedings={1st International ICST Workshop on the Value of Security through Collaboration},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={SECOVAL},
        year={2006},
        month={2},
        keywords={},
        doi={10.1109/SECCMW.2005.1588309}
    }
    
  • Maria Moloney
    Stefan Weber
    Year: 2006
    A context-aware trust-based security system for ad hoc networks
    SECOVAL
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/SECCMW.2005.1588309
Maria Moloney1,*, Stefan Weber1
  • 1: Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
*Contact email: mmolone2@cs.tcd.ie

Abstract

Mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETs) comprise computer nodes which communicate over wireless links without any central control. Therefore, they must be able to make fully autonomous security decisions. This introduces new security challenges that existing security models and mechanisms do not adequately address (Campbell, 2002). In this paper we present a trust-based security system that deals with the specific challenges of MANETs by combining decentralised security management and context-aware computing. With this combination, our trust-based security system can establish appropriate trust levels for every situation.