WiMAX security analysis and enhancement

The importance of IEEE 802.16, worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) is growing and will compete with technologies such as 3G. The acceptance and adoption of technologies also depend on security. Therefore, this article shows security vulnerabilities found in WiMAX and gives possib...

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Published in2009 12th International Conference on Computer and Information Technology pp. 679 - 684
Main Authors Rahman, M.S., Kowsar, M.M.S.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.12.2009
Subjects
Access protocols
Cryptography
Data security
DH-HEMTs
Information security
Key Generation
Man-in-the-Middle
Microwave technology
Physical layer
Privacy
Protection
Sealing Function
WiMAX
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ISBN9781424462810
1424462819
DOI10.1109/ICCIT.2009.5407321

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Summary:The importance of IEEE 802.16, worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX) is growing and will compete with technologies such as 3G. The acceptance and adoption of technologies also depend on security. Therefore, this article shows security vulnerabilities found in WiMAX and gives possible solutions to eliminate them. We find the initial network procedure is not effectively secured that makes man-in-the-middle attack possible. Focusing on this attack, we propose Diffie-Hellman (DH) key exchange protocol to enhance the security level during network initialization. We modify DH key exchange protocol to fit it into mobile WiMAX network as well as to eliminate existing weakness in original DH key exchange protocol. Finally we found that the proposed algorithm shows 2.5 times better performance in comparison with existing systems.
ISBN:9781424462810
1424462819
DOI:10.1109/ICCIT.2009.5407321