Security Issues of Ad Hoc Networks

In today's modern world, computers are everywhere. Often, these computers are required to communicate with other devices though purpose built ad hoc networks. With the various routing protocols, resource limitations, and different communications mediums utilized by these networks, security is typically not at the forefront of their design. By examining the potential security issues faced by these networks and reviewing demonstrated attacks, this paper attempts to demonstrate that the use of unprotected ad hoc networks is a haphazard and potentially dangerous practice.