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What is Mutual Authentication

Chapter 11
Handbook of Research on Wireless Security
Mutual authentication occurs when the communicating parties can mutually check each others identity, thus reducing the possibility of a man-in-the-middle attack or other integrity attacks.
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Key Distribution and Management for Mobile Applications
György Kálmán (University Graduate Center – UniK, Norway) and Josef Noll (University Graduate Center – UniK, Norway)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 13
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-899-4.ch011
Abstract
This chapter deals with challenges raised by securing transport, service access, user privacy, and accounting in wireless environments. Key generation, delivery, and revocation possibilities are discussed and recent solutions are shown. Special focus is on efficiency and adaptation to the mobile environment. Device domains in personal area networks and home networks are introduced to provide personal digital rights management (DRM) solutions. The value of smart cards and other security tokens are shown and a secure and convenient transmission method is recommended based on the mobile phone and near-field communication technology.
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Chapter 4
Overview of OMA Digital Rights Management
Process in which two entities establish a trust relationship. Mutual authentication includes certificate exchange and revocation checking.
Published in Chapter: Overview of OMA Digital Rights Management; From: Handbook of Research on Secure Multimedia Distribution
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Chapter 8
Robust User Authentication Scheme for IoT-Based Healthcare Applications
This is foremost requirement for IoT authentication. It is a two-way authentication process where both communicating parties authenticate each other. Mutual authentication makes the scheme immune to spoofing and mimicking attacks.
Published in Chapter: Robust User Authentication Scheme for IoT-Based Healthcare Applications; From: Recent Advancements in Smart Remote Patient Monitoring, Wearable Devices, and Diagnostics Systems
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