Advanced detection Denial of Service attack in the Internet of Things network based on MQTT protocol using fuzzy logic

Authors

  • Mochamad Soebagja Budiana Telkom University, Bandung
  • Ridha Muldina Negara Telkom University, Bandung
  • Arif Indra Irawan Telkom University, Bandung
  • Harashta Tatimma Larasati Pusan National University, Busan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26594/register.v7i2.2340

Keywords:

denial of service, fuzzy-logic, IoT, message queuing telemetry transport, MQTT

Abstract

Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) is one of the popular protocols used on the Internet of Things (IoT) networks because of its lightweight nature. With the increasing number of devices connected to the internet, the number of cybercrimes on IoT networks will increase. One of the most popular attacks is the Denial of Service (DoS) attack. Standard security on MQTT uses SSL/TLS, but SSL/TLS is computationally wasteful for low-powered devices. The use of fuzzy logic algorithms with the Intrusion Detection System (IDS) scheme is suitable for detecting DoS because of its simple nature. This paper uses a fuzzy logic algorithm embedded in a node to detect DoS in the MQTT protocol with feature selection nodes. This paper's contribution is that the nodes feature selection used will monitor SUBSCRIBE and SUBACK traffic and provide this information to fuzzy input nodes to detect DoS attacks. Fuzzy performance evaluation is measured against changes in the number of nodes and attack intervals. The results obtained are that the more the number of nodes and the higher the traffic intensity, the fuzzy performance will decrease, and vice versa. However, the number of nodes and traffic intensity will affect fuzzy performance.

Author Biographies

Mochamad Soebagja Budiana, Telkom University, Bandung

School of Electrical Engineering

Ridha Muldina Negara, Telkom University, Bandung

School of Electrical Engineering

Arif Indra Irawan, Telkom University, Bandung

School of Electrical Engineering

Harashta Tatimma Larasati, Pusan National University, Busan

School of Computer Science and Engineering

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2021-04-19

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M. S. Budiana, R. M. Negara, A. I. Irawan, and H. T. Larasati, “Advanced detection Denial of Service attack in the Internet of Things network based on MQTT protocol using fuzzy logic”, Register: Jurnal Ilmiah Teknologi Sistem Informasi, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 95–106, Apr. 2021.

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