A wireless mesh network authentication method based on identity based signature

Authors:
Liu Wenju;Shang Yuzhen;Wang Ze
Affiliations:
School of Computer Technology and Automation, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, China;School of Computer Technology and Automation, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, China;School of Computer Technology and Automation, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, China
Venue:
WiCOM'09 Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Wireless communications, networking and mobile computing
Year:
2009

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Abstract

A node of Wireless Mesh Network could be a supplicant and an authenticator at the same time, which is under the risk of man in the middle (MITM) attack when authenticating with EAP-TLS protocol. Bi-directional authentication implemented by challenge signature and verification based on identity based signature (IBS) is introduced to avoid MITM attack. A simplified access control system which obviates multiple authentications is designed by adoption of service tickets. Requisition of PKI deployment is removed to keep the system simple and easy to maintain.