An RFID based System for the detection of Sybil attack in Military Wireless Sensor networks

This paper proposes a system for the prevention and the detection of Sybil attacks in Military Wireless Sensor networks (MWSNs). The identification of Sybil attacker is based on two types of authentication techniques. The first is based on the use of RFID tags embedded in Soldiers to authenticate them and get certificates. The second is based on the use of those certificates by soldiers to authenticate them to their neighbors. The solution prevents Sybil attacks by identifying soldiers that are using two valid certificates at the same time. The heartbeat of the soldier is used to enforce the authentication of soldiers and the privacy of soldiers is preserved where the team leaders of soldiers are the only entities that are able to detect the Sybil attack know about the real identity of each soldier.