Title :
Mutual entity authentication for LTE
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. & Technol., Univ. of Agder, Grimstad, Norway
Abstract :
In this paper we outline the Authentication and Key Agreement protocol (EPS-AKA) found in Long-Term Evolution (LTE) systems. This architecture is the 3GPP version of a 4G access security architecture. The LTE security architecture is a mature evolved architecture, with both strengths and weaknesses. In this paper we propose an amendment to the EPS-AKA protocol to make it a full mutual (online) entity authentication protocol. We also analyze the proposal, highlighting both the improvements and the drawbacks of the new AKA protocol.
Keywords :
Long Term Evolution; authorisation; cryptographic protocols; telecommunication security; 3GPP version; 4G access security architecture; AKA protocol; LTE security; authentication protocol; key agreement protocol; long term evolution system; mutual entity authentication; 3G mobile communication; Authentication; Context; GSM; Protocols; 4G; Access Security; EPS-AKA; LTE; Mutual Authentication;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), 2011 7th International
Conference_Location :
Istanbul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9539-9
DOI :
10.1109/IWCMC.2011.5982630
