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A Distributed Light-Weight Authentication Model for Ad-hoc Networks

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Information Security and Cryptology — ICISC 2001 (ICISC 2001)

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In this work we present a security model for low-value transactions in ad-hoc networks in which we focus on authentication since this is the core requirement for commercial transactions. After a brief introduction to the ad-hoc networking paradigm we give a survey of various existing models and analyze them in terms of scope and applications. It is concluded that no appropriate and satisfactory model for low-value transactions in ad-hoc networks has been developed to date. Our new model is derived from previous models dealing with trust and security in ad-hoc networks, and does not require devices with strong processors as public-key systems. We base the model on a recommendation and reference protocol that is inspired by human behavior and that is in accordance with the very nature of ad-hoc networks.

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  1. Accenture Technology Labs, Sophia Antipolis, France

    André Weimerskirch & Gilles Thonet

  2. Communication Security Group, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany

    André Weimerskirch

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  1. International Research center for Information Security (IRIS), Information and Communications University (ICU), 58-4, Hwaam-dong-Yusong-gu, 305-732, Daejeon, Korea

    Kwangjo Kim

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Weimerskirch, A., Thonet, G. (2002). A Distributed Light-Weight Authentication Model for Ad-hoc Networks. In: Kim, K. (eds) Information Security and Cryptology — ICISC 2001. ICISC 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2288. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45861-1_26

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