Kim Byung-Gi, Hong Sang-Sun, Jouhn Young-Keel, Journal of Internet Computing and Services, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 99-0, Feb. 2004
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Keywords: Adhoc communication, Ubiquitous, Peer-to-Peer Security, Personal Mutual Authentication

Abstract

Two general security measures in computing networks are secure data transmission and user authentication, These problems are still critical in the wireless LAN environments. Thus security becomes most significant issue in personal network environments and ubiquitous networks based on wireless LANs. We purpose a new authentication system for these kind of environments, and coined it UPMA(Ubiquitous Personal Mutual Authen-tication) model. UPMA supports authenticating configurations which provides personal verification for each system. It guarantees secure communications through the session key setup, and provides mutual authentication by verifying each user and his/her station. UPMA solves security problems in ubiquitous networks without accessing authentication server, Instead it performs mutual authentication between terminals or between systems. It is a global authentication system which enables global roaming service through the Internet or other public networks, It can be used to guarantee safe and convenient access to a company Intranet or to a home network.

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