DocumentCode
2432515
Title
Solutions to the GSM Security Weaknesses
Author
Toorani, Mohsen ; Beheshti, A.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Iran Univ. of Sci. & Technol. (IUST), Tehran, Iran
fYear
2008
fDate
16-19 Sept. 2008
Firstpage
576
Lastpage
581
Abstract
Recently, the mobile industry has experienced an extreme increment in number of its users. The GSM network with the greatest worldwide number of users succumbs to several security vulnerabilities. Although some of its security problems are addressed in its upper generations, there are still many operators using 2G systems. This paper briefly presents the most important security flaws of the GSM network and its transport channels. It also provides some practical solutions to improve the security of currently available 2G systems.
Keywords
cellular radio; mobile communication; radiotelephony; telecommunication security; 2G systems; GSM network; GSM security weaknesses; mobile industry; transport channels; Authentication; Communication system security; Cryptography; Data security; GSM; Hardware; Information security; Mobile communication; Smart cards; End-to-end Security; GSM; Mobile Security; SMS; USSD; WAP;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Next Generation Mobile Applications, Services and Technologies, 2008. NGMAST '08. The Second International Conference on
Conference_Location
Cardiff
Print_ISBN
978-0-7695-3333-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NGMAST.2008.88
Filename
4756489
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