Mitigation of Packet Drop in Wireless Network Using Hybrid Authentication

Abstract

The wireless network interface is open and accessible to both authorized and unauthorized users due to the broadcast nature of radio propagation. Wireless transmission is more vulnerable to malicious assaults than wired transmission due to the open communication environment, which includes both passive and active attackers for disrupting valid signals. This research work aimed at developing a model that will mitigate packet drop in a wireless network using hybrid authentication i.e User identification code (UIC) and One time password (OTP). After the evaluation parameters taken into consideration such as the false alarm rate= 8.2% the detection rate= 4.22% and the Accuracy = 92%. It can be said that the model developed actualized its aim of mitigating packet drop in a wireless network to the lowest minimum.