Last week we poured through all of the source code for VEINS and determined where we can insert our code in the application layer to handle key management. We also know how data transfers between the MAC and application layer. We also determined that eventually we will use AMACAD as a clustering algorithm to implement the hierarchical key management system.
Our goal for the near future is to implement regular ALMS, which is a centralized protocol. In order to do this, we need to pour through the source code some more to become well versed in how VEINS works.