Advanced SSL∕TLS-based authentication for secure WLAN-3G interworking

Kambourakis, Georgios; Rouskas, Angelos; Kormentzas, George; Gritzalis, Stefanos

doi:10.1049/ip-com:20040835

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“…The Extensible Authentication Protocol-Authentication and Key Agreement (EAP-AKA) [12] is executed during INEA to achieve mutual authentication between the MS and the HSS/HAAA in the UMTS-WiMAX interworking architecture [10]. In EAP-AKA, the HSS/HAAA and the MS exchange series of request/reply messages, which introduces costly traffic overhead practically leads to high delays [13,14].…”

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Enhancing the performance of secured handover protocols in UMTS-WiMAX interworking

Shidhani

Leung

2010

Wireless Netw

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Interworking UMTS and WiMAX networks offers global roaming and cost effective broadband wireless Internet access. Designing efficient Intra and Inter WiMAX handovers in the interworking architecture is a challenging problem. Handovers must be instantaneous and secure at the same time. We attempt to solve this problem by designing Intra and Inter WiMAX handover protocols which are capable of operating in the UMTS-WiMAX interworking architecture and perform mutual pre-authentication between the mobile station and the target network prior to handover. Due to the pre-authentication procedure, our proposed handover protocols outperform standard handover protocols by dispatching fewer handover signaling messages, experiencing less handover delay and preserving computation resources of critical nodes in the interworking architecture. Furthermore, our proposed handover protocols meet essential security requirements and defend against common attacks affecting handover protocols.

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Enhancing the performance of secured handover protocols in UMTS-WiMAX interworking

Shidhani

Leung

2010

Wireless Netw

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“…The protocol does not address key management operations which are essential in 3G-WLAN interworking systems. Differently from protocols suggested in References [8][9][10][11][12][13][14], LFR attains faster re-authentication and maintains a high state of security. Firstly, it does not require the usage of public key operations.…”

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“…To address long (re-)authentication delays and UE privacy problems, Kambourakis et al [8], Prasithsangaree et al [9], and Chen et al [10] proposed using EAP-transport layer security (EAP-TLS), EAP-tunneled TLS (EAP-TTLS), and protected EAP (PEAP), respectively, instead of EAP-AKA to authenticate a UE in the 3G-WLAN interworking architecture. These solutions are capable of minimizing (re-) authentication delays because there is no need to retrieve AVs from HLR/HSS and authentications might be performed locally in the WLAN domain.…”

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Local fast re‐authentication for 3G‐WLAN interworking

Shidhani

Leung

2008

Security Comm Networks

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SummaryInterworking third-generation (3G) mobile communications systems and wireless local area networks (WLANs) is advantageous for both service providers and end users. However, securing such interworking architectures is a challenging task. EAP-AKA is the security protocol adopted by 3GPP to achieve authentication in 3G-WLAN interworking architectures. This paper proposes enhancements to EAP-AKA to improve performance and security during re-authentication. A novel protocol named local fast re-authentication (LFR) is proposed to replace the reauthentication protocols in EAP-AKA. The EAP-AKA key hierarchy is restructured to suit the needs of LFR. Evaluations show that LFR is superior to the re-authentication protocols in EAP-AKA in terms of performance and security. LFR has been tested by the automated validation of internet security protocols and applications (AVISPA) security verification tool and proved to be secure.

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“…With the goal of overcoming these flaws, in [21] and more recently in [24] can be found proposals of tunnelled end-to-end authentication schemes based on EAP-TLS [25] or EAP-TTLS [26] over the 3G/WLAN interworking architecture. Other previous working lines, have aimed to make more robust the subscriber authentication and authorization on the basis of temporary attributes certificates [27].…”

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Network Smart Card Performing U(SIM) Functionalities in AAA Protocol Architectures

Torres

Izquierdo

Carbonell

et al. 2008

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Abstract. This paper reviews the way in which the security protocols EAP-SIM/AKA are used in 3G/WLAN network interworking from the point of wiew of the U(SIM). As result, a new AAA protocol architecture is derived from the integration of a Network Smart Card, NSC, that implements U(SIM) functionalities within the scheme. The implementation in a testbed shows the robustness and feasibility of such an architecture.

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Advanced SSL∕TLS-based authentication for secure WLAN-3G interworking

Cited by 38 publications

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Enhancing the performance of secured handover protocols in UMTS-WiMAX interworking

Enhancing the performance of secured handover protocols in UMTS-WiMAX interworking

Local fast re‐authentication for 3G‐WLAN interworking

Network Smart Card Performing U(SIM) Functionalities in AAA Protocol Architectures

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