Enhanced Secure Trusted AODV (ESTA) Protocol to Mitigate Blackhole Attack in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
The self-organizing nature of the Mobile Ad hoc Networks (MANETs) provide a communication channel anywhere, anytime without any pre-existing network infrastructure.However, it is exposed to various vulnerabilities that may be exploited by the malicious nodes.One such malicious behavior is introduced by blackhole nodes, which can be sequal eclipse 5