Agent Based Intrusion Detection and Response System for Wireless LANs

Authors

Mohan K Chirumamilla, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Byrav Ramamurthy, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2003

Comments

Published in ICC '03. IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2003. Copyright 2003 IEEE. Used by permission.

Abstract

Wireless LAN technology, despite the numerous advantages it has over competing technologies, has not seen widespread deployment. A primary reason for markets not adopting this technology is its failure to provide adequate security. Data that is sent over wireless links can be compromised with utmost ease. In this project, we propose a distributed agent based intrusion detection and response system for wireless LANs that can detect unauthorized wireless elements like access points, wireless clients that are in promiscuous mode etc. The system reacts to intrusions by either notifying the concerned personnel, in case of rogue access points and promiscuous nodes, or by blocking unauthorized users from accessing the network resources.