Authentication Protocol for an IoT-Enabled LTE Network

The Evolved Packet System-based Authentication and Key Agreement (EPS-AKA) protocol of the long-term evolution (LTE) network does not support Internet of Things (IoT) objects and has several security limitations, including transmission of the object’s (user/device) identity and key set identifier in...

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Published in:ACM transactions on Internet technology 2016-12, Vol.16 (4), p.1-20
Main Authors: Saxena, Neetesh, Grijalva, Santiago, Chaudhari, Narendra S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Authentication
Devices
Evolution
Internet
Mobile communication systems
Networks
Security
Wireless communication
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Summary:The Evolved Packet System-based Authentication and Key Agreement (EPS-AKA) protocol of the long-term evolution (LTE) network does not support Internet of Things (IoT) objects and has several security limitations, including transmission of the object’s (user/device) identity and key set identifier in plaintext over the network, synchronization, large overhead, limited identity privacy, and security attack vulnerabilities. In this article, we propose a new secure and efficient AKA protocol for the LTE network that supports secure and efficient communications among various IoT devices as well as among the users. Analysis shows that our protocol is secure, efficient, and privacy preserved, and reduces bandwidth consumption during authentication.
ISSN:1533-5399
1557-6051
DOI:10.1145/2981547