A study on MAC address spoofing attack detection structure in wireless sensor network environment

Abstract

Wireless sensor network applies authentication by registering/managing user IP and MAC addresses. However, the existing methods are vulnerable to MAC address spoofing, in which a malicious user changes a client's MAC address into his own, calling for a new detection method. Therefore, this paper provides a method of detecting MAC address spoofing attacks in real-time by collecting wireless traffic data through AirSensor/AP- and using a MAC Address Index table in TMS. © 2011 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.