Autonomic Security for Home Networks

Home networks are becoming prevalent and interest in their security is increasing. We introduce in this paper an autonomic security model, in which we deal with a home network as an ad hoc network in general, but also we consider its particularities. We show how autonomy is required in different aspects of the proposed solution. Above all, we address autonomy to minimize the intervention of home users, who generally lack experience, in the management of the security infrastructure.