A novel method for key exchange and authentication with cellular network applications

Author

Coomaraswamy, Gnanesh ; Kumar, Srikanta P R

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1993

fDate

12-15 Oct 1993

Firstpage

186

Abstract

As PCS evolves secure communication and authentication will become increasingly important. The authors propose a cryptographic scheme that allows to ensure the ongoing authenticity and security of connections in a wireless network. This is achieved by combining a zero-knowledge authentication scheme and a public key exchange protocol in a novel way. Due to the combination, both protocols gain additional security against attacks that would otherwise be successful. The scheme is applied to EIA/TIA-IS-41, the proposed standard for networking between mobile carriers

Keywords

cellular radio; network servers; personal communication networks; protocols; public key cryptography; radio networks; telecommunication standards; PCS; cellular network; public key exchange protocol; wireless network; zero-knowledge authentication scheme; Authentication; Computational complexity; Costs; Cryptographic protocols; Information security; Land mobile radio cellular systems; Personal communication networks; Public key; Public key cryptography; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Universal Personal Communications, 1993. Personal Communications: Gateway to the 21st Century. Conference Record., 2nd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Ottawa, Ont.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1396-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICUPC.1993.528374

Filename

528374