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Chapter 10
Security and Privacy in Mobile
Ad hoc Social Networks
ABSTRACT
In this chapter, first, the authors briefly introduce the two new systems “MASN-OLSR” (Mobile Ad Hoc
Social Networks with OLSR) and “MASN-AODV” (Mobile Ad Hoc Social Networks with AODV). Then
they choose wormhole and black hole attack methods, because they are not completely solved, especially
in a setting where MASN is used as OLSR or AODV routing protocol. The authors give a definition of the
wormhole and black hole attacks on an ad hoc network using OLSR or AODV as routing protocol and
then examine the various existing proposals in the literature to overcome this attack. With an analysis
of these methods, they then determine the advantages and disadvantages of each of these new systems.
INTRODUCTION
Since their introduction, the wireless local area
networks have attracted the interest of profes-
sionals, faced with the needs of mobility and
network connectivity to their organization. 802.11
networks, standardized by the IEEE in 1997, has
rapidly become until, in some cases, replace tra-
ditional wired networks like Ethernet. Since their
arrival on the market, the steady evolution of their
performance and lower their cost of acquisition
helped accelerate their dissemination.
The IEEE 802.11 provides two modes: infra-
structure mode and ad hoc mode. Infrastructure
mode, also called cellular mode, uses a topology
built around fixed access points. The latter is re-
sponsible for managing exchanges between mobile
nodes located in their area transceiver. Multiple
Mohamed Amine Ferrag
University of Badji Mokhtar – Annaba, Algeria
Mehdi Nafa
University of Badji Mokhtar – Annaba, Algeria
Salim Ghanemi
University of Badji Mokhtar – Annaba, Algeria
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4691-9.ch010