An EAP ID-based authentication method for wireless networks

Author

Boudguiga, Aymen ; Laurent, Maryline

Author_Institution

Inst. TELECOM, TELECOM SudParis, Evry, France

fYear

2011

fDate

11-14 Dec. 2011

Firstpage

232

Lastpage

239

Abstract

This paper proposes an ID-Based authentication method for the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP), as an alternative to methods relying on PKI (Public Key Infrastructure), to provide nodes with private and public keys. It proposes to derive the public key from the node´s identity directly. As such, there is no need for deployment of CA (Certification Authority) and the burdensome management of certificates is removed. The presented authentication method is resistant to the Key Escrow Attack. In addition, the results from implementation tests are given and prove how efficient the ID-Based cryptography might be for use in wireless networks.

Keywords

cryptographic protocols; public key cryptography; radio networks; CA; EAP; EAP ID-based authentication method; ID-Based cryptography; PKI; burdensome management; certification authority; extensible authentication protocol; key escrow attack; private keys; public key infrastructure; wireless networks; Authentication; Elliptic curve cryptography; Encryption; Protocols; Authentication; EAP; ID-Based cryptography; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Internet Technology and Secured Transactions (ICITST), 2011 International Conference for

Conference_Location

Abu Dhabi

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0884-8

Type

conf

Filename

6148383