Efficient remote user authentication scheme using smart cards

  • Authors:
  • Rafael Martí/nez-Pelá/ez;Francisco Rico-Novella;Cristina Satizá/bal;Jacek Pomyka?a

  • Affiliations:
  • Telematic Engineering Department, Technical University of Catalonia, Jordi Girona 1-3, C3, 08034, Barcelona, Spain/ Licenciatura en Informatica, Universidad de la Sierra Sur, Guillermo Rojas Mijan ...;Telematic Engineering Department, Technical University of Catalonia, Jordi Girona 1-3, C3, 08034, Barcelona, Spain.;Division de Estudios de Postgrado, Universidad de la Sierra Sur, Guillermo Rojas Mijangos S/N, Instituto de Estudios Municipales, Miahuatlan de Porfirio Diaz, 70800, Mexico.;Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Mechanics, Warsaw University, Banacha 2, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland

  • Venue:
  • International Journal of Internet Technology and Secured Transactions
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

In 2009, Kim-Chung proposed a secure remote user authentication scheme. In this paper, we show that Kim-Chung|s scheme does not establish a session key. Moreover, the scheme requires time-synchronisation. In order to remedy these drawbacks, this paper proposes an improvement scheme which fulfils all the security requirements for a remote user authentication scheme. Security analysis proved that the improved scheme resists the typical attacks. Furthermore, the analysis of computational cost and storage capacity demonstrated that the scheme is feasible for a practical implementation.