AOS : An anonymous overlay system for mobile ad hoc networks

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)843-859
Journal / PublicationWireless Networks
Volume17
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - May 2011
Externally publishedYes

Abstract

Providing anonymous communications in mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) is an effective countermeasure against malicious traffic analysis. This paper presents AOS, an Anonymous Overlay System for MANETs, which provides provably strong source and destination anonymity under a rather strong adversary model. AOS differs significantly from previous anonymous communication systems for MANETs mainly in three aspects. First, AOS is an overlay system independent of the underlying MANET protocol stack. Second, AOS resolves the conflict between anonymous communications and secure routing in MANETs and enables providing both at the same time. Last but not least, AOS can satisfy diverse anonymity requirements with different communication and computation overhead. AOS is the first system of its kind, and its efficacy and efficiency are confirmed by detailed qualitative and quantitative analysis. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011.

Research Area(s)

  • Ad hoc networks, Anonymous communication, Onion routing, Overlay

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AOS: An anonymous overlay system for mobile ad hoc networks. / Zhang, Rui; Zhang, Yanchao; Fang, Yuguang.
In: Wireless Networks, Vol. 17, No. 4, 05.2011, p. 843-859.

Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review