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What is Cellular Authentication

Chapter 24
Handbook of Research on Wireless Security
Cellular authentication is the authentication process that is used when a mobile phone is attached to a network (e.g., GSM or UMTS network). This authentication is based on a smart card that is inserted in the mobile phone.
Published in Chapter:
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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