Securing Routing Protocols for Wireless Networks with Dynamic Topology

Abstract: The presented paper contains a comparative survey of current security threats and approaches applied to the protection of routing protocols for telecommunication networks with dynamic topology, including MANET, WSN, and other types of networks. More than 20 significant and promising routing protocols are considered in the paper. Cryptographic protection and protection based on the concept of trust are the basic approaches to ensure the security of these protocols. The authors highlight the advantages, disadvantages and vulnerabilities of the protocols examined, and also identify promising areas for further research.

Keywords: wireless ad-hoc networks, manet, vanet, fanet, wsn, routing vulnerabilities, network security