Context Authentication Using Constrained Channels

  • Authors:
  • Tim Kindberg;Kan Zhang;Narendar Shankar

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-;-

  • Venue:
  • WMCSA '02 Proceedings of the Fourth IEEE Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

This paper presents practical protocols for authenticating the parameters that characterise aprincipal's context. Context features in what are known as mobile, ubiquitous, pervasive and nomadic computing systems. Location, in particular, is a highly significant contextual parameter. We present a model of context authentication based on the characteristics ofcommunication channels. Then we present protocols for location authentication that are based on physical channel characteristics, including a protocol that we have implemented over HTTP for use from any Web browser. We conclude with a summary and discussion of the work.