HIP based Approach for Configuration Provisioning

The most typical configuration procedure of a host involves the provision of an IP address and most often this is done with the help of dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP). Unfortunately, the security of this procedure is largely non-existent. While the closed nature of the access networks has mitigated the vulnerability, the evolvement of the networks and increase in wireless use demand more stringent secure measures. This paper proposes the integration of DHCP with host identity protocol (HIP) mechanisms, so that the security measures inherent to HIP can be extended to protect the configuration information and its provisioning as well