Proximity-based authentication of mobile devices

International Journal of Security and Networks

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 4-16

  Scannell, Adin ^a   Varshavsky, Alexander ^b   LaMarca, Anthony ^c   de Lara, Eyal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b AT AND T LABS RESEARCH   (United States)

^c INTEL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Mobile devices; Proximity based authentication; Radio authentication; Secure pairing; Security

Indexed keywords

AUTHENTICATION; MOBILE COMPUTING;

CO-LOCATED; EVALUATION RESULTS; PASSIVE AND ACTIVE ATTACKS; PHYSICAL PROXIMITY; RADIO ENVIRONMENT; SECURE PAIRING; SECURITY; USER INVOLVEMENT;

MOBILE SECURITY;

EID: 61849163799     PISSN: 17478405     EISSN: 17478413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJSN.2009.023422     Document Type: Article

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