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Access control in wireless local area networks: Fast authentication schemes
Wireless local area networks (WLAN) are rapidly becoming a core part of network access. Supporting user mobility, more specifically session continuation in changing network access points, is becoming
an integral part of wireless network services. This is because of the popularity of emerging real-time streaming applications that can be commonly used when the user is mobile, such as voice-over-IP and
Internet radio. However, mobility introduces a new set of problems in wireless environments because of handoffs between network access points (APs). The IEEE 802.11i security standard imposes an authentication delay long enough to hamper real-time applications. This chapter will provide a comprehensive study on fast authentication solutions found in the literature as well as the industry that address this
problem. These proposals focus on solving the mentioned problem for intradomain handoff scenarios where the access points belong to the same administrative domain or provider. Interdomain roaming is
also becoming common-place for wireless access. We need fast authentication solutions for these environments that are managed by independent administrative authorities. We detail such a solution that
explores the use of local trust relationships to foster fast authentication.
Funding
Category 4 - CRC Research Income
History
Editor
Zhang Y; Zheng J; Ma MParent Title
Handbook of Research on Wireless SecurityVolume
1Start Page
710End Page
722Number of Pages
13ISBN-10
159904899XISBN-13
9781599048994Publisher
IGI GlobalPlace of Publication
Hershey, PAPublisher DOI
Peer Reviewed
- Yes
Open Access
- No
External Author Affiliations
University of SydneyEra Eligible
- Yes