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MPKIX: Towards More Accountable and Secure Internet Application Services via Mobile Networked Systems


Abstract:

Nowadays, both Internet Application Service (IAS) providers and users face various security threats and legal issues. Due to the lack of reliable user information verific...Show More

Abstract:

Nowadays, both Internet Application Service (IAS) providers and users face various security threats and legal issues. Due to the lack of reliable user information verification mechanisms, adversaries can abuse IASs to launch various cyberattacks, such as misinformation distributing and phishing, by using fake user accounts. IAS providers may thus inadvertently offer inappropriate content to restricted users, thereby suffering a serious risk of prosecution under local or international laws. Also, IAS users may suffer from nefarious ID theft attacks. In this paper, we proposed a novel security framework, {{\sf MPKIX}}, designated as Mobile-assisted PKIX (Public-Key Infrastructure X.509). {{\sf MPKIX}} secures both IAS providers and users by leveraging the broadly used PKIX services and mobile networked systems. It not only provides IAS providers with a reliable user verification mechanism while simultaneously enabling cross-IAS user privacy protection, but also largely mitigates the possibility of ID theft attacks and benefits other involved parties, such as cellular network operators and PKIX service providers. We further conduct a security analysis of {{\sf MPKIX}} and implement an {{\sf MPKIX}} prototype. The evaluation results based on the prototype confirm the effectiveness and efficiency of {{\sf MPKIX}} with low overhead.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing ( Volume: 22, Issue: 6, 01 June 2023)
Page(s): 3489 - 3507
Date of Publication: 10 January 2022

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