BeeHiveGuard: A Step Towards Secure Nature Inspired Routing Algorithms

Abstract. Nature inspired routing protocols for fixed and mobile networks are becoming an active area of research. However, analyzing their security threats and countering them have received little attention. In this paper we discuss the security threats of a state-of-the-art routing protocol, BeeHive, and then extend the algorithm with our security model to counter them. We further conclude from our extensive experiments that standard cryptography techniques can not be utilized due to their large processing and communication costs, if Nature inspired routing protocols are to be deployed in real world networks.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2006
• Where: EVOW
• Authors: Horst Wedde, Constantin Timm, Muddassar Farooq
• Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, EVOW 2006, Routing Protocols, Security Threats, State-of-the-art Routing Protocol