A vehicular ad-hoc network (VANET) is a new type of ad hoc network that is becoming even more popular than the original ad hoc concept. The structure of a VANET is built on mobile connectivity between car drivers and automobile equipment that informs the drivers about road status or other necessary travel information. The VANET is capable of improving the safety of the roads and reducing traffic congestion. However, VANETs face security issues typical of all networks. For example, some users may try to break into a VANET to use the service without paying for it, or for malicious purposes.In this paper, I discuss the security issues available in the VANET. In addition, I prioritize issues and introduce several families of attacks that have migrated from the original ad hoc networks to VANET. These are serious threats that are capable of crashing the VANET.
Index Terms-VANET, adhoc, security.Farzad Sabahi received Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Computer Engineering from Azad University in 2003 and 2007 respectively, specializing in the computer architecture. His research interests include computer architecture, distributed systems, cloud computing, hypervisor-based security and wireless network security. He is a lecturer in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Azad University, Zanjan, Iran. He has published several papers in distributed systems, cloud computing, and wireless network security. He has been an invited reviewer for different international conferences. He has been member of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) since 2006.