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What is Authentication And Key Agreement (AKA)

Chapter 24
Handbook of Research on Wireless Security
AKA is a mechanism where a mobile device and mobile network operator authenticate and distribute shared key(s) to be used between them. This process is based on a long-term shared secret that is in the mobile terminal (namely in UICC, e.g., SIM card), and mobile network operators databases (e.g., Home Location Register [HLR]). GBA is based on this process.
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Generic Application Security in Current and Future Networks
Silke Holtmanns (Nokia Research Center, Finland) and Pekka Laitinen (Nokia Research Center, Finland)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-899-4.ch024
Abstract
This chapter outlines how cellular authentication can be utilized for generic application security. It describes the basic concept of the generic bootstrapping architecture (GBA) that was defined by the 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) for current networks and outlines the latest developments for future networks.The chapter will provide an overview of the latest technology trends in the area of generic application security.
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