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Strong User Authentication in IEEE802.11 Wireless LAN

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Web and Communication Technologies and Internet-Related Social Issues — HSI 2003 (HSI 2003)

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The authentication of the existing wireless LAN standard IEEE802.11b is not user authentication but it is device authentication also this have many vulnerabilities. As a result to complement the weak of IEEE802.11b authentication, the IEEE802.1x had developed in the sense of providing strong user authentication with appropriate mechanism. But this new mechanism do not perform AP (Access Point) authentication and there are also some weak points. For that reason in this paper we propose strong user authentication mechanism in IEEE802.11 wireless LAN environment. This mechanism is based on existing 802.1x and through TLS the user authentication is performed in all of wireless LAN components.

This Research was supported by SOREC(Software Research Center) of KOSEF in Chungnam National University. SOREC is a Regional Research Center Designated by Korea Science and Engineering Foundation(KOSEF).

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  1. Division of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Chungnam National University, Daejon, Korea

    Jong-hu Lee & Jae-cheol Ryou

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  1. Jong-hu Lee
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  1. Division of Computer Science, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 373-1 Guseong-Dong, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon, 305-701, Korea

    Chin-Wan Chung

  2. Dept. of Computer Engineering, Seoul National University, San 56-1, Shillim-Dong, Gwanak-Gu, Seoul, 151-742, Korea

    Chong-Kwon Kim

  3. Cyber Database Solutions, Inc., 3445 Executive Center Drive, Suite 256, TX, 78731, USA

    Won Kim

  4. Dept. of Computer Science, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117543

    Tok-Wang Ling

  5. Korea Network Information Center, 11F, KTF B/D 1321-11, Seocho2-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul, 137-857, Korea

    Kwan-Ho Song

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Lee, Jh., Ryou, Jc. (2003). Strong User Authentication in IEEE802.11 Wireless LAN. In: Chung, CW., Kim, CK., Kim, W., Ling, TW., Song, KH. (eds) Web and Communication Technologies and Internet-Related Social Issues — HSI 2003. HSI 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2713. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45036-X_68

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