Physical layer key generation in wireless networks: Challenges and opportunities

IEEE Communications Magazine

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 33-39

  Zeng, Kai ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FADING CHANNELS; INFORMATION THEORY; MOBILE SECURITY; RANDOM PROCESSES;

KEY GENERATION PROCESS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PASSIVE AND ACTIVE ATTACKS; PHYSICAL LAYERS; RESEARCH TOPICS; SECURITY STRENGTHS; THEORETICAL STUDY; WIRELESS FADING CHANNELS;

NETWORK LAYERS;

EID: 84933522482     PISSN: 01636804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCOM.2015.7120014     Document Type: Article

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