Agent-based analysis of trustworthiness in wireless sensor networks

Ronald Fernandes; Biyan Li; Kalyan Vadakkeveedu; Ajay Verma; Paul Gustafson; Jong Hwang

doi:10.1117/12.920781

10 May 2012 Agent-based analysis of trustworthiness in wireless sensor networks

Ronald Fernandes, Biyan Li, Kalyan Vadakkeveedu, Ajay Verma, Paul Gustafson, Jong Hwang

Proceedings Volume 8407, Multisensor, Multisource Information Fusion: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications 2012; 84070W (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.920781
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

Information assurance is a critical component of any organization's data network. Trustworthiness of the sensor data, especially in the case of wireless sensor networks (WSNs), is an important metric for any application that requires situational awareness. In a WSN, information packets are typically not encrypted and the nodes themselves could be located in the open, leaving them susceptible to tampering and physical degradation. In order to develop a method to assess trustworthiness in WSNs, we have utilized statistical trustworthiness metrics and have implemented an agentbased simulation platform that can perform various trustworthiness measurement experiments for various WSN operating scenarios. Different trust metrics are used against multiple vulnerabilities to detect anomalous behavior and node failure as well as malicious attacks. The simulation platform simulates WSNs with various topologies, routing algorithms, battery and power consumption models, and various types of attacks and defense mechanisms. Additionally, we adopt information entropy based techniques to detect anomalous behavior. Finally, detection techniques are fused to provide various metrics, and various trustworthiness metrics are fused to provide aggregate trustworthiness for the purpose of situational awareness.

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Ronald Fernandes, Biyan Li, Kalyan Vadakkeveedu, Ajay Verma, Paul Gustafson, and Jong Hwang "Agent-based analysis of trustworthiness in wireless sensor networks", Proc. SPIE 8407, Multisensor, Multisource Information Fusion: Architectures, Algorithms, and Applications 2012, 84070W (10 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.920781

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