Hindering false event dissemination in VANETs with proof-of-work mechanisms

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 23, Issue , 2012, Pages 85-97

  Palomar, Esther ^a   de Fuentes, José M ^a   González Tablas, Ana I ^a   Alcaide, Almudena ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Data authentication; Digital certificate; Event dissemination; Non repudiable evidence; Proof of work; VANET

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOGRAPHY; DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK; NETWORK SECURITY;

DATA AUTHENTICATION; DIGITAL CERTIFICATES; EVENT DISSEMINATION; NON-REPUDIABLE EVIDENCE; PROOF OF WORK; VANET;

VEHICULAR AD HOC NETWORKS;

DATA MANAGEMENT; DATA PROCESSING; NETWORKING;

EID: 84859106331     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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