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Secure way routing protocol for mobile ad hoc network

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Mobile adhoc network is dynamic in nature and it operates completely in an infrastructure-less environment. It discovers the way routes dynamically to reach the destination. Securing a dynamic way route, which is not known before establishing communication, is always a challenge in the mobile ad hoc network. Most of the existing secure routing protocols target to evade specific type of attacks or malicious behaviour of the nodes or networks. We propose a novel secure way routing protocol for securing the dynamic way routes in MANET. It provides a unique session key for each route to secure the data communication. Moreover, it authenticates the data packets using asymmetric cryptography and secures the routing field message using two-way asymmetric cryptography. The proposal is implemented and tested for assessing the protocol’s performance. We have also compared the protocol with the other secure routing protocols for evaluating its performance.

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Rajeshwar, J., Narsimha, G. Secure way routing protocol for mobile ad hoc network. Wireless Netw 23, 345–354 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11276-015-1161-3

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