Title :
A new delegation-based authentication protocol for use in portable communication systems
Author :
Lee, Wei-Bin ; Yeh, Chang-Kuo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Feng Chia Univ., Taiwan, Taiwan
Abstract :
Portable communication systems (PCSs) provide a convenient means of communication; however, many problems arise relating to data security, user privacy, computational load, and communicational efficiency. To provide solutions for these problems, we introduce the concept of delegation into the wireless communication system. This new model makes our scheme an especially valuable improvement to portable communication systems.
Keywords :
mobile radio; protocols; security of data; telecommunication security; communicational efficiency; computational load; data security; delegation-based authentication protocol; portable communications system; user privacy; wireless communication system; Authentication; Communication system security; GSM; Hardware; Personal communication networks; Privacy; Protocols; Public key; Public key cryptography; Wireless communication;
Journal_Title :
Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TWC.2004.840220