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Parul International Conference on Engineering and Technology (PICET)

A Quantum-Based Approach Against Cyber Attacks in Electrical Infrastructure

N.C. Brintha, Veera Seshu Chikkam, Pravallika Chinthati, L Dharanish Sriram, Mitish Kumar Vema

Published May 3, 2024• 1 citation
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Abstract

The use of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) in security-critical applications is growing, but because of their intrinsic resource limitations, they are vulnerable to a number of security risks, such as the disruptive black hole attack that can impede data collecting. We suggest Active Trust for WSNs, an active detection-based security and trust routing mechanism, as a solution to this problem. By actively generating numerous detection routes to quickly identify and establish nodal trust, Active Trust's primary innovation is in avoiding black holes and improving data route security. In order to ensure the required security and energy efficiency, the strategy optimizes energy utilization in non-hotspots to produce and distribute detection routes as needed. Extensive theoretical analysis and experimental results show that Active Trust performs better than other researches. Specifically engineered to thwart quantum attacks that leverage Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), Network lifetime is maximized by Active Trust, which dramatically increases data route success probability and resilience against black hole assaults.

DOI
10.1109/picet60765.2024.10716126

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