Efficient Security Management for Ad Hoc Networks

It is necessary, though very challenging, to integrate available security technologies in a coherent manner to provide a multi-level security management in an ad hoc mobile network. This paper proposes and analyzes a policy-based network security management mechanism that consists of responsive/preemptive defensive strategies and a "Ripple Effect" security policy activating mechanism. This scheme activates different security policy modes and security levels to provide network protections efficiently.