Divide and Conquer-based Attack against RPL Routing Protocol
Résumé
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a new paradigm of networks that offers intelligent connections between different objects of daily basis needs. These connections are clearly characterized by various constraints, such as the high loss rate and the low throughput. To ensure these connections, it is necessary to use routing protocols adapted to these constraints. The routing protocol for low power and lossy networks (RPL) is one of the famous protocols used in this category of networks, thanks to its flexibility and adaptability. In this paper, the study attempts to present the deficiency of the RPL protocol against a new attack called divide and conquer-based attack. The idea is to introduce a malicious node periodically launching a process based on the rank value, in order to deteriorate the network performance. The attack effectiveness is investigated through a detailed simulation using the Cooja simulator in terms of the total number of victim nodes, the average network hops and the global energy consumption.