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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/NGMAST.2008.88
