Techniques for privacy and authentication in personal communication systems

Author

Brown, Dan

Author_Institution

Corp. Res. Lab., Motorola Inc., USA

Volume

2

Issue

4

fYear

1995

fDate

8/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

6

Lastpage

10

Abstract

Describes progress in the development of authentication and key agreement (AKA) processes for personal communication systems (PCS). A conceptual framework is first established; this is a three-part general model that characterizes all AKA techniques. Then three proposed AKA methods are compared using this model. These methods are the so-called secret key method of GSM, the secret key method of United States Digital Cellular (IS-54, IS-95), and a public key/secret key method. Finally, a summary is presented that indicates the AKA method of preference for some proposed PCS air interfaces that are under development by standards bodies

Keywords

access protocols; cellular radio; data privacy; personal communication networks; public key cryptography; AKA techniques; GSM; IS-54; IS-95; PCS; United States Digital Cellular; air interfaces; authentication; authentication and key agreement processes; personal communication systems; privacy; public key/secret key method; secret key method; standards bodies; three-part general model; Access control; Authentication; Cryptography; GSM; Personal communication networks; Privacy; Protection; Telecommunication traffic; Telephone sets; Traffic control;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Personal Communications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9916

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/98.403452

Filename

403452