SUPERMAN: Security Using Pre-Existing Routing for Mobile Ad hoc Networks

Abstract

Flexibility and mobility of custom mobile networks (MANETs) have made them increasingly popular in a wide range of usage situations. To protect these networks, protection protocols have been developed to protect routing and application data. However, these protocols only protect roads or connections, not both. Both secure security and routing protocols must be implemented to provide complete protection. The use of communications security protocols originally developed for wired and wireless networks can place a heavy burden on MANET's limited network resources. To address these issues, a new secure framework (SUPERMAN) is proposed. The framework is designed to allow current networks and routing protocols to perform their functions, providing node authentication, access control, and communication security mechanisms. This paper introduces a new security framework for MANETs, SUPERMAN. Comparative simulation results were provided between SUPERMAN with IPsec, SAODV, and SOLSR to demonstrate the suitability of proposed wireless security security frameworks.