Title :
A Wireless Mesh Network Authentication Method Based on Identity Based Signature
Author :
Liu Wenju ; Shang Yuzhen ; Wang Ze
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Comput. Technol. & Autom., Tianjin Polytech. Univ., Tianjin, China
Abstract :
A node of wireless mesh network could be a supplicant and an authenticator at the same time, which is under the risk of man in the middle (MITM) attack when authenticating with EAP-TLS protocol. Bi-directional authentication implemented by challenge signature and verification based on identity based signature (IBS) is introduced to avoid MITM attack. A simplified access control system which obviates multiple authentications is designed by adoption of service tickets. Requisition of PKI deployment is removed to keep the system simple and easy to maintain.
Keywords :
cryptographic protocols; digital signatures; public key cryptography; radio networks; telecommunication network topology; EAP-TLS protocol; PKI deployment; bi-directional authentication; identity-based signature; man-in-the-middle attack; wireless mesh network authentication method; Access control; Access protocols; Authentication; Bidirectional control; Certification; Identity-based encryption; Mesh networks; Network servers; Public key; Wireless mesh networks;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing, 2009. WiCom '09. 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3692-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3693-4
DOI :
10.1109/WICOM.2009.5302324
