DocumentCode :
2291833
Title :
Securing Mobile Location-based Services through position verification leveraging key distribution
Author :
Yang, Jie ; Chen, Yingying ; Macwan, Sanjay ; Serban, Cristina ; Chen, Shu ; Trappe, Wade
fYear :
2012
fDate :
1-4 April 2012
Firstpage :
2694
Lastpage :
2699
Abstract :
Technological advancements have made it possible to use information associated with a mobile´s location to form new computing and services. One concern with these emerging location-based services (LBS) is their ability to provide security while remaining reliable and accurate. In this paper, we focus on securing Mobile Location-based Services (MLBS), where certain goods or services are provided by mobile vendors to a clientele based on the proximity of vendors to potential customers. We identify different attacks and misuse faced by MLBS, and show that position verification is a critical step in providing a secure and trustworthy MLBS. To provide position verification, we propose a scheme called Key Distribution-based Position Verification (KEPI), which takes advantage of an auxiliary network of transponders to facilitate trustworthy location-based services. We derive an analytical model to evaluate our approach and our simulation results provide useful insights about how auxiliary networks can help provide trustworthy mobile services.
Keywords :
mobile computing; telecommunication network reliability; telecommunication security; telecommunication services; trusted computing; KEPI; LBS; attacks identification; key distribution-based position verification; mobile location-based services security; mobile vendors; technological advancements; transponders network; trustworthy MLBS; trustworthy location-based services; trustworthy mobile services; vendors proximity; Auxiliary transmitters; Business; Computer architecture; Mobile computing; Mobile radio mobility management;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
ISSN :
1525-3511
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0436-8
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/WCNC.2012.6214257
Filename :
6214257
Link To Document :
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