A Novel Protocol for Securing Wireless Internet Service Provider´s Hotspots

Wireless Internet service providers need to secure their networks. Establishing a secure link between an access point and a client´s Wi-Fi enabled device is a challenging issue. This paper provides an efficient cross-layer pairing protocol for internet WI-FI networks. The protocol uses information-theoretic security. We also present how to establish secure communication between clients´ devices. Besides, we propose a mechanism to enforce the communication security by encrypting the MAC addresses at each frame.