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The Sinkhole Attack: Severity Analysis and Countermeasures in Wireless Sensor Network

Author(s):

Hasibul Hasan Mansoori , MAULANA AZAD COLLEGE OF ENGG AND TECHNOLOGY Neora, Patna,; Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Rabindra Nath Tagore University; Mr.Pritaj Yadav, Rabindra Nath Tagore University,; Md. Sadruddin Ahmad, Maulana Azad College of Engg. & Technology, Neora, Patna

Keywords:

Wireless Sensor Networks, Sinkhole Attack, Analysis, Countermeasures

Abstract

Wireless sensor networks have been recognized as being valuable in a range of fields to include mainly military sensing and tracking, environment monitoring, patient monitoring and tracking smart environment. Sensor network possesses unique challenges to protocol builders, because these tiny wireless devices are often deployed in unattended environment with limited potentials. Therefore these networks are susceptible to different types of malicious attacks. In this paper, we will discuss on sinkhole attacks, analysis and its countermeasures. In this attack, the adversary's goal is to attract nearly all the traffic from a particular area through a compromised node.

Other Details

Paper ID: IJSRDV6I30622
Published in: Volume : 6, Issue : 3
Publication Date: 01/06/2018
Page(s): 1095-1099

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