An Intrusion Detection Architecture Based on the Energy Consumption of Sensors Against Energy Depletion Attacks in LoRaWAN

André Proto, Charles Miers, Tereza C. M. B. Carvalho

2024

Abstract

LoRaWAN emerges as a promising technology for deploying low-power sensors to tackle industrial and urban challenges. However, Energy Depletion Attacks (EDAs) presents a substantial threat to sensors operating within the LoRaWAN framework. Various attacks, including jamming, replay attacks, firmware manipulation, and application vulnerabilities in Internet of Things systems, have the potential to induce energy depletion. Some of them are regarded as silent attacks, characterized by the absence or minimal occurrence of network traffic, rendering their detection challenging. In response to this challenge, our research introduces an architecture designed to detect EDAs in LoRaWAN sensors. We propose an implementation of a lightweight and energy-efficient intrusion detection system developed for resource-constrained devices. Our solution applies distance metrics to detect anomaly behaviours in the energy consumption patterns of sensors. In order to assess the viability of our proposed methodology, we employ the F1 score as an evaluative metric that demonstrates the efficiency of its intrusion detection accuracy of EDAs. Thus, our proposal diverges from the traditional approaches relying on network traffic analysis for intrusion detection, opting instead for a focus on the analysis of energy consumption data.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Proto A., Miers C. and C. M. B. Carvalho T. (2024). An Intrusion Detection Architecture Based on the Energy Consumption of Sensors Against Energy Depletion Attacks in LoRaWAN. In Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Internet of Things, Big Data and Security - Volume 1: IoTBDS; ISBN 978-989-758-699-6, SciTePress, pages 268-275. DOI: 10.5220/0012703400003705

in Bibtex Style

@conference{iotbds24,
author={André Proto and Charles Miers and Tereza C. M. B. Carvalho},
title={An Intrusion Detection Architecture Based on the Energy Consumption of Sensors Against Energy Depletion Attacks in LoRaWAN},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Internet of Things, Big Data and Security - Volume 1: IoTBDS},
year={2024},
pages={268-275},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012703400003705},
isbn={978-989-758-699-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Internet of Things, Big Data and Security - Volume 1: IoTBDS
TI - An Intrusion Detection Architecture Based on the Energy Consumption of Sensors Against Energy Depletion Attacks in LoRaWAN
SN - 978-989-758-699-6
AU - Proto A.
AU - Miers C.
AU - C. M. B. Carvalho T.
PY - 2024
SP - 268
EP - 275
DO - 10.5220/0012703400003705
PB - SciTePress