Detection of compromised sensor nodes in heterogeneous sensor networks

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Abstract

An attacker can capture sensor nodes operating in an unattended environment, load malicious code in the nodes, and then redeploy the compromised nodes into the network. These nodes can launch various kinds of insider attacks and cause severe damage to the network. Thus, fast and efficient detection of compromised nodes in wireless sensor networks is a critical security issue. In this paper, we adopt a Heterogeneous Sensor Network (HSN) model to achieve better security and performance. We present an effective and efficient scheme for detecting compromised nodes by utilizing powerful high-end sensors in HSNs. We compare our scheme with an existing detection scheme. The performance evaluation shows that our scheme is more efficient and has much higher detection rate than the existing one.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICC 2008 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, Proceedings
Pages1446-1450
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008
EventIEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2008 - Beijing, China
Duration: 19 May 200823 May 2008

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Communications
ISSN (Print)0536-1486

Conference

ConferenceIEEE International Conference on Communications, ICC 2008
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period19/05/0823/05/08

Keywords

  • Compromised node
  • Detection
  • Security
  • Sensor networks

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