Title :
Authentication and key distribution methods in mobile computing environments
Author :
Bin, Zhang ; Jiang-xing, Wu
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Inf. Eng., Zhengzhou, China
Abstract :
This paper discusses the authentication problem of the mobile user based on public key cryptosystem and shared key cryptosystem. We analyze several authentication and key distribution protocols in mobile environment. Weaknesses of each protocol are pointed out. A global initial authentication and key distribution method based on public key certificate chain is presented. It is argued that using hybrid system is feasible in order to authenticate the mobile user.
Keywords :
data privacy; message authentication; mobile computing; protocols; public key cryptography; telecommunication security; authentication protocol; certificate chain; global initial authentication; key distribution protocol; mobile computing; mobile network; protocol security; public key cryptosystem; shared key cryptosystem; Authentication; Computer network management; Distributed computing; Information security; Mobile computing; Network servers; Protocols; Public key; Public key cryptography; Telecommunication traffic;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Networks and Mobile Computing, 2003. ICCNMC 2003. 2003 International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2033-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICCNMC.2003.1243069
