An improving secure communication using multipath malicious avoidance routing protocol for underwater sensor network

Area of Science:

• Marine technology
• Network security
• Wireless communication

Background:

• Underwater Sensor Networks (UWSNs) face significant security challenges due to harsh environmental conditions, limited bandwidth, and acoustic communication vulnerabilities.
• Malicious attacks are a major threat to UWSNs, compromising data integrity and network reliability.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce advanced security protocols for UWSNs to mitigate malicious attacks and enhance communication efficiency.
• To improve the security, Packet Delivery Ratio (PDR), and throughput of UWSN communications.

Main Methods:

• Implemented the Foldable Matrix based Padding Rail Fence Encryption Scheme (FM-PRFES) for data encryption.
• Utilized Energy Efficiency Node Selection (EENS) for identifying significant nodes and Cuckoo Search Optimization (CSO) for Cluster Head (CH) selection.
• Employed the Multipath Malicious Avoidance Routing Protocol (M2ARP) to detect and avoid adversarial nodes.

Main Results:

• The proposed FM-PRFES method effectively encrypts data, preventing unauthorized access.
• The integrated approach demonstrated superior security, PDR, and throughput compared to traditional methods.
• M2ARP successfully identified and avoided malicious routes, enhancing network resilience.

Conclusions:

• The developed security framework significantly improves the robustness and efficiency of UWSNs.
• The combination of FM-PRFES, EENS, CSO, and M2ARP offers a promising solution for secure underwater communication.
• Further research can explore the scalability and real-world deployment of these protocols.