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Ad-hoc networks are peer-to-peer self- organized networks that make possible the communication between nodes located in areas, where communication infrastructure is absent or difficult to implement. For such networks, security is a crucial issue, since the wireless medium is vulnerable to various attacks. A centralized solution can be easily compromised, leaving the nodes exposed to threats originating from malicious users. In this paper, a security design for Ad-hoc networks is proposed and studied, providing authentication to the nodes that follow the principles of threshold secret sharing.
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Vergados, D.D., Stergiou, G. An Authentication Scheme for Ad-hoc Networks using Threshold Secret Sharing. Wireless Pers Commun 43, 1767–1780 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-007-9345-5
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