A network coding transmission strategy for preventing eavesdropping attacks

Abstract For secure network coding to prevent eavesdropping attacks, a general design is used that puts restrictions on the eavesdropping channel set or encryption technology is embedded, which can cause problems in practical applications. Based on random linear network coding technology, in this pa...

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Main Authors: Baoxing Pu, Hongben Huang, GuangYao Pang
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77510-7
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description Abstract For secure network coding to prevent eavesdropping attacks, a general design is used that puts restrictions on the eavesdropping channel set or encryption technology is embedded, which can cause problems in practical applications. Based on random linear network coding technology, in this paper, a transmission strategy to prevent eavesdropping attacks is proposed for single-source multicast networks, without either precondition of restricting the eavesdropping channel set or embedding encryption technology. The data transmission process is divided into three phases, and the global encoding vectors are separated from the encoded data on the channel. The proposed strategy can enable the sink to decode successfully, making it very difficult for eavesdroppers to meet the conditions for successful decoding by randomly selecting the eavesdropping channel set without obtaining network topology knowledge. The feasibility of the proposed method is strictly demonstrated using layered network technology, and its security is analyzed. The simulation results confirm the validity of the theoretical analysis.
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spelling doaj-art-4b53933717ca4b1abd1531ff6f669e432024-11-10T12:21:21ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-11-0114111710.1038/s41598-024-77510-7A network coding transmission strategy for preventing eavesdropping attacksBaoxing Pu0Hongben Huang1GuangYao Pang2Guangxi Key Laboratory of Machine Vision and Intelligent ControlSchool of Data Science and Software Engineering, Wuzhou UniversityGuangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Intelligent Industry SoftwareAbstract For secure network coding to prevent eavesdropping attacks, a general design is used that puts restrictions on the eavesdropping channel set or encryption technology is embedded, which can cause problems in practical applications. Based on random linear network coding technology, in this paper, a transmission strategy to prevent eavesdropping attacks is proposed for single-source multicast networks, without either precondition of restricting the eavesdropping channel set or embedding encryption technology. The data transmission process is divided into three phases, and the global encoding vectors are separated from the encoded data on the channel. The proposed strategy can enable the sink to decode successfully, making it very difficult for eavesdroppers to meet the conditions for successful decoding by randomly selecting the eavesdropping channel set without obtaining network topology knowledge. The feasibility of the proposed method is strictly demonstrated using layered network technology, and its security is analyzed. The simulation results confirm the validity of the theoretical analysis.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77510-7Single-source multicast networkRandom network codingReverse transmissionLayered network
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A network coding transmission strategy for preventing eavesdropping attacks
Scientific Reports
Single-source multicast network
Random network coding
Reverse transmission
Layered network
title A network coding transmission strategy for preventing eavesdropping attacks
title_full A network coding transmission strategy for preventing eavesdropping attacks
title_fullStr A network coding transmission strategy for preventing eavesdropping attacks
title_full_unstemmed A network coding transmission strategy for preventing eavesdropping attacks
title_short A network coding transmission strategy for preventing eavesdropping attacks
title_sort network coding transmission strategy for preventing eavesdropping attacks
topic Single-source multicast network
Random network coding
Reverse transmission
Layered network
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77510-7
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