Security for Multihop Wireless Networks

406  ◾  Security for Multihop Wireless Networks

◾ Compromise of credentials: Compromise of credentials involves comprising

brute force attacks on tokens and (weak) authentication algorithms, physical

intrusion, or side-channel attacks, as well as malicious cloning of authen-

tication tokens residing on the machine communication identity module

(MCIM)

◾ Configuration attacks: Configuration attacks such as fraudulent software

update/configuration changes, mis-configuration by the owner, subscriber,

or user; and mis-configuration or compromise of the access control lists.

◾ Protocol attacks on the device: Protocol attacks directed against the device,

which include man-in-the-middle attacks upon first network access, denial-

of-service (DoS) attacks, ...