A distributed method based on mobile agent to detect Sybil attacks in wireless sensor networks

Abstract

Wireless sensor networks are being used more and more. Sensor nodes can be distributed in hazardous environments to collect data. As these environments are usually unsecured, provide security in wireless sensor networks is vital. Detecting attacks in sensor networks is inevitable to provide security. Various attacks threaten sensor networks one of which is Sybil attack, which can be a big threat for geographical routing protocols and multi-path routing. In this paper, a distributed method has been presented using mobile agents and local information of each sensor to detect Sybil attack. The results of simulation show the efficacy of this method in comparison with previous methods.