scholarly journals HyperLedger Fabric-Based Proactive Defense against Inside Attackers in the WSN With Trust Mechanism

Electronics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1659
Author(s):  
Kyeongsun Cho ◽  
Youngho Cho
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Node ◽  
Communication Channel ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Trust Mechanism ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
Defense Model ◽  
Packet Drop

In Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), the Trust Mechanism (TM) is used to defend against insider attacks by measuring the trustworthiness of all inside sensor nodes in the network. Thus, each sensor node with TM observes its neighbor nodes’ behaviors, evaluates their trustworthiness as numeric trust values, and captures untrustworthy nodes as inside attackers. Although the defense performance of trust mechanisms can be further improved by sharing the information about inside attackers detected by TM with all sensor nodes, the detected inside attacker list must be securely shared with and stored in all sensor nodes in the WSN. However, according to our survey, we observed that most existing studies simply assume that the communication channel for sharing the attacker detection list is reliable and trusted even in the presence of inside attackers in the WSN. In this paper, we propose and implement a proactive defense model that integrates the HyperLedger Fabric and trust mechanism to defend against inside attackers by securely sharing the detected inside attacker list with all sensor nodes in the WSN. In addition, we conduct comparative experiments to show that our proposed model can better defend against inside attackers than an existing trust mechanism. According to our experimental results, our proposed model could lower the attack damage (the number of packet drops) caused by an inside packet drop attacker by 59 to 67% compared to an existing trust mechanism.

scholarly journals A Data-Based Fault-Detection Model for Wireless Sensor Networks

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 6171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jangsik Bae ◽  
Meonghun Lee ◽  
Changsun Shin
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Fault Detection ◽  
Data Transmission ◽  
Sensor Node ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Sensors And Actuators ◽  
Detection Model ◽  
Management Platform

With the expansion of smart agriculture, wireless sensor networks are being increasingly applied. These networks collect environmental information, such as temperature, humidity, and CO2 rates. However, if a faulty sensor node operates continuously in the network, unnecessary data transmission adversely impacts the network. Accordingly, a data-based fault-detection algorithm was implemented in this study to analyze data of sensor nodes and determine faults, to prevent the corresponding nodes from transmitting data; thus, minimizing damage to the network. A cloud-based “farm as a service” optimized for smart farms was implemented as an example, and resource management of sensors and actuators was provided using the oneM2M common platform. The effectiveness of the proposed fault-detection model was verified on an integrated management platform based on the Internet of Things by collecting and analyzing data. The results confirm that when a faulty sensor node is not separated from the network, unnecessary data transmission of other sensor nodes occurs due to continuous abnormal data transmission; thus, increasing energy consumption and reducing the network lifetime.

scholarly journals Performance Analysis of Q-Leach Algorithm in WSN

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Routing Protocol ◽  
Data Transmission ◽  
Short Range ◽  
Sensor Node ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Time Span ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor

Sensor nodes are exceedingly energy compelled instrument, since it is battery operated instruments. In wsn network, every node is liable to the data transmission through the wireless mode [1]. Wireless sensor networks (WSN) is made of a huge no. of small nodes with confined functionality. The essential theme of the wireless sensor network is energy helpless and the WSN is collection of sensor. Every sensor terminal is liable to sensing, store and information clan and send it forwards into sink. The communication within the node is done via wireless network [3].Energy efficiency is the main concentration of a desining the better routing protocol. LEACH is a protocol. This is appropriate for short range network, since imagine that whole sensor node is capable of communication with inter alia and efficient to access sink node, which is not always correct for a big network. Hence, coverage is a problem which we attempt to resolve [6]. The main focus within wireless sensor networks is to increase the network life-time span as much as possible, so that resources can be utilizes efficiently and optimally. Various approaches which are based on the clustering are very much optimal in functionality. Life-time of the network is always connected with sensor node’s energy implemented at distant regions for stable and defect bearable observation [10].

Nature-Inspired Algorithms in Wireless Sensor Networks

2019 ◽  
pp. 246-275
Author(s):  
Ajay Kaushik ◽  
S. Indu ◽  
Daya Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Big Data ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Energy Efficient ◽  
Sensor Node ◽  
Optimization Problem ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Nature Inspired Algorithms

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are becoming increasingly popular due to their applications in a wide variety of areas. Sensor nodes in a WSN are battery operated which outlines the need of some novel protocols that allows the limited sensor node battery to be used in an efficient way. The authors propose the use of nature-inspired algorithms to achieve energy efficient and long-lasting WSN. Multiple nature-inspired techniques like BBO, EBBO, and PSO are proposed in this chapter to minimize the energy consumption in a WSN. A large amount of data is generated from WSNs in the form of sensed information which encourage the use of big data tools in WSN domain. WSN and big data are closely connected since the large amount of data emerging from sensors can only be handled using big data tools. The authors describe how the big data can be framed as an optimization problem and the optimization problem can be effectively solved using nature-inspired algorithms.

A Node Authentication Model in Wireless Sensor Networks With Locked Cluster Generation

2021 ◽  
pp. 236-250
Author(s):  
C. R. Bharathi ◽  
Alapati Naresh ◽  
Arepalli Peda Gopi ◽  
Lakshman Narayana Vejendla
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Node ◽  
Cluster Formation ◽  
Cluster Head ◽  
Base Station ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Cluster Generation ◽  
Secure Network

In wireless sensor networks (WSN), the majority of the inquiries are issued at the base station. WSN applications frequently require collaboration among countless sensor nodes in a network. One precedent is to persistently screen a region and report occasions. A sensor node in a WSN is initially allocated with an energy level, and based on the tasks of that sensor node, energy will be reduced. In this chapter, two proposed methods for secure network cluster formation and authentication are discussed. When a network is established then all the nodes in it must register with cluster head and then authentication is performed. The selection of cluster head is done using a novel selection algorithm and for authenticating the nodes. Also, a novel algorithm for authentication is used in this chapter. The validation and authorization of nodes are carried over by managing the keys in WSN. The results have been analyzed using NS2 simulator with an aid of list of relevant parameters.

scholarly journals Bioinspired Evolutionary Algorithm Based for Improving Network Coverage in Wireless Sensor Networks

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammadjavad Abbasi ◽  
Muhammad Shafie Bin Abd Latiff ◽  
Hassan Chizari
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Evolutionary Algorithm ◽  
Sensor Node ◽  
Base Station ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Target Area ◽  
Network Coverage ◽  
Detection Model

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) include sensor nodes in which each node is able to monitor the physical area and send collected information to the base station for further analysis. The important key of WSNs is detection and coverage of target area which is provided by random deployment. This paper reviews and addresses various area detection and coverage problems in sensor network. This paper organizes many scenarios for applying sensor node movement for improving network coverage based on bioinspired evolutionary algorithm and explains the concern and objective of controlling sensor node coverage. We discuss area coverage and target detection model by evolutionary algorithm.

scholarly journals Cryptanalysis and Improvement of a Privacy-Preserving Three-Factor Authentication Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (21) ◽  
pp. 4625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Km Renuka ◽  
Sachin Kumar ◽  
Saru Kumari ◽  
Chien-Ming Chen
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Node ◽  
Denial Of Service ◽  
Authentication Protocol ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Strong Base ◽  
Gateway Node ◽  
Three Factor

Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are of prominent use in unmanned surveillance applications. This peculiar trait of WSNs is actually the underlying technology of various applications of the Internet of Things (IoT) such as smart homes, smart cities, smart shopping complexes, smart traffic, smart health, and much more. Over time, WSNs have evolved as a strong base for laying the foundations of IoT infrastructure. In order to address the scenario in which a user wants to access the real-time data directly from the sensor node in wireless sensor networks (WSNs), Das recently proposed an anonymity-preserving three-factor authentication protocol. Das’s protocol is suitable for resource-constrained sensor nodes because it only uses lightweight cryptographic primitives such as hash functions and symmetric encryption schemes as building blocks. Das’s protocol is claimed to be secure against different known attacks by providing formal security proof and security verification using the Automated Validation of Internet Security Protocols and Applications tool. However, we find that Das’s protocol has the following security loopholes: (1) By using a captured sensor node, an adversary can impersonate a legal user to the gateway node, impersonate other sensor nodes to deceive the user, and the adversary can also decrypt all the cipher-texts of the user; (2) the gateway node has a heavy computational cost due to user anonymity and thus the protocol is vulnerable to denial of service (DoS) attacks. We overcome the shortcomings of Das’s protocol and propose an improved protocol. We also prove the security of the proposed protocol in the random oracle model. Compared with the other related protocols, the improved protocol enjoys better functionality without much enhancement in the computation and communication costs. Consequently, it is more suitable for applications in WSNs

scholarly journals Qualification of Cluster Header and Cluster Member in Wireless Sensor Networks

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S6) ◽  
pp. 101-105
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Data Transmission ◽  
Sensor Node ◽  
Data Transfer ◽  
Cluster Head ◽  
Residual Energy ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Sink Node

Many researches have been proposed for efficiency of data transmission from sensor nodes to sink node for energy efficiency in wireless sensor networks. Among them, cluster-based methods have been preferred In this study, we used the angle formed with the sink node and the distance of the cluster members to calculate the probability of cluster head. Each sensor node sends measurement values to header candidates, and the header candidate node measures the probability value of the header with the value received from its candidate member nodes. To construct the cluster members, the data transfer direction is considered. We consider angle, distance, and direction as cluster header possibility value. Experimental results show that data transmission is proceeding in the direction of going to the sink node. We calculated and displayed the header possibility value of the neighbor nodes of the sensor node and confirmed the candidates of the cluster header for data transfer as the value. In this study, residual energy amount of each sensor node is not considered. In the next study, we calculate the value considering the residual energy amount of the node when measuring the header possibility value of the cluster.

scholarly journals Design optimisation of a wireless sensor node using a temperature-based test plan

ACTA IMEKO ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Ciani ◽  
Marcantonio Catelani ◽  
Alessandro Bartolini ◽  
Giulia Guidi ◽  
Gabriele Patrizi
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Node ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Plant Diseases ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Thermal Tests ◽  
Actual Operating

<p class="Abstract"><span lang="EN-US">The introduction of Big Data and Internet of Things has allowed the rapid development of smart farming technologies. Usually, systems implemented in smart farms monitor environmental conditions and soil parameter to improve productivity, to optimize soil conservation, to save water and to limit plant diseases. Wireless sensor networks are a widespread solution because they allow to implement effective and efficient crop monitoring. At the same time, wireless sensor networks can cover large area, they can ensure fault tolerance and they can acquire large amount of data. Recent literature misses to consider the testing of the hardware performances of such systems according to the actual operating conditions. The effects of a harsh environment on the dynamic metrological performances of sensor nodes are not sufficiently investigated. Consequently, this work deals with the electrical design optimization of a sensor node by means of thermal test used to reproduce the actual operating conditions of the nodes. The results of the node characterization through thermal tests are used to improve the node’s design and consequently to achieve higher performances in harsh operative conditions.</span></p>

scholarly journals An Open-Source Wireless Sensor Node Platform with Active Node-Level Reliability for Monitoring Applications

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (22) ◽  
pp. 7613
Author(s):  
Dominik Widhalm ◽  
Karl M. Goeschka ◽  
Wolfgang Kastner
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Sensor Node ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Battery Life ◽  
Active Node ◽  
Data Distortion ◽  
Monitoring Applications

In wireless sensor networks, the quality of the provided data is influenced by the properties of the sensor nodes. Often deployed in large numbers, they usually consist of low-cost components where failures are the norm, even more so in harsh outdoor environments. Current fault detection techniques, however, consider the sensor data alone and neglect vital information from the nodes’ hard- and software. As a consequence, they can not distinguish between rare data anomalies caused by proper events in the sensed data on one side and fault-induced data distortion on the other side. In this paper, we contribute with a novel, open-source sensor node platform for monitoring applications such as environmental monitoring. For long battery life, it comprises mainly low-power components. In contrast to other sensor nodes, our platform provides self-diagnostic measures to enable active node-level reliability. The entire sensor node platform including the hardware and software components has been implemented and is publicly available and free to use for everyone. Based on an extensive and long-running practical experiment setup, we show that the detectability of node faults is improved and the distinction between rare but proper events and fault-induced data distortion is indeed possible. We also show that these measures have a negligible overhead on the node’s energy efficiency and hardware costs. This improves the overall reliability of wireless sensor networks with both, long battery life and high-quality data.

scholarly journals An Area Coverage Scheme Based on Fuzzy Logic and Shuffled Frog-Leaping Algorithm (SFLA) in Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (18) ◽  
pp. 2251
Author(s):  
Amir Masoud Rahmani ◽  
Saqib Ali ◽  
Mohammad Sadegh Yousefpoor ◽  
Efat Yousefpoor ◽  
Rizwan Ali Naqvi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Sensor Networks ◽  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Sensor Networks ◽  
Network Lifetime ◽  
Sensor Node ◽  
Area Coverage ◽  
Sensor Nodes ◽  
Wireless Sensor ◽  
Shuffled Frog Leaping Algorithm ◽  
Shuffled Frog Leaping

Coverage is a fundamental issue in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). It plays a important role in network efficiency and performance. When sensor nodes are randomly scattered in the network environment, an ON/OFF scheduling mechanism can be designed for these nodes to ensure network coverage and increase the network lifetime. In this paper, we propose an appropriate and optimal area coverage method. The proposed area coverage scheme includes four phases: (1) Calculating the overlap between the sensing ranges of sensor nodes in the network. In this phase, we present a novel, distributed, and efficient method based on the digital matrix so that each sensor node can estimate the overlap between its sensing range and other neighboring nodes. (2) Designing a fuzzy scheduling mechanism. In this phase, an ON/OFF scheduling mechanism is designed using fuzzy logic. In this fuzzy system, if a sensor node has a high energy level, a low distance to the base station, and a low overlap between its sensing range and other neighboring nodes, then this node will be in the ON state for more time. (3) Predicting the node replacement time. In this phase, we seek to provide a suitable method to estimate the death time of sensor nodes and prevent possible holes in the network, and thus the data transmission process is not disturbed. (4) Reconstructing and covering the holes created in the network. In this phase, the goal is to find the best replacement strategy of mobile nodes to maximize the coverage rate and minimize the number of mobile sensor nodes used for covering the hole. For this purpose, we apply the shuffled frog-leaping algorithm (SFLA) and propose an appropriate multi-objective fitness function. To evaluate the performance of the proposed scheme, we simulate it using NS2 simulator and compare our scheme with three methods, including CCM-RL, CCA, and PCLA. The simulation results show that our proposed scheme outperformed the other methods in terms of the average number of active sensor nodes, coverage rate, energy consumption, and network lifetime.

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