Title: Bloom filter based secure and anonymous DSR protocol in wireless ad hoc networks

Authors: Li Xu, Sisheng Chen, Xinyi Huang, Yi Mu

Addresses: Laboratory of Network Security and Cryptology, School of Mathematics and Computer Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350007, China. ' Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, FuQing Branch of Fujian Normal University, FuQing 350300, China. ' Center for Computer and Information Security Research, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia. ' Center for Computer and Information Security Research, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia

Abstract: Wireless ad hoc networks, especially in the hostile environment, are vulnerable to traffic analysis which allows the adversary to trace the routing messages and the sensitive data packets. Anonymity mechanism in ad hoc networks is a critical securing measure method employed to mitigate these problems. In this paper, we propose a novel secure and anonymous source routing protocol, called SADSR, based on Dynamic Source Routing (DSR) for wireless ad hoc networks. In the proposed scheme, we use the pseudonym, pseudonym based cryptography and the bloom filter to establish secure and anonymous routing in wireless ad hoc networks. Compared to other anonymous routing protocol, SADSR is not only anonymous but also the secure in the routing discover process and data transmission process.

Keywords: ad hoc networks; anonymous DSR; bloom filter; pseudonym; wireless networks; security; anonymity; dynamic source routing; cryptography; secure routing; anonymous routing; data transmission.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSN.2010.030721

International Journal of Security and Networks, 2010 Vol.5 No.1, pp.35 - 44

Published online: 31 Dec 2009 *

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