PPS: A Privacy-Preserving Security Scheme for Multi-operator Wireless Mesh Networks with Enhanced User Experience.

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Title:	PPS: A Privacy-Preserving Security Scheme for Multi-operator Wireless Mesh Networks with Enhanced User Experience.
Authors:	Tianhan Gao¹ gaoth@mail.neu.edu.cn, Nan Guo² guonan@ise.neu.edu.cn, Kangbin Yim³ yim@sch.ac.kr, Qianyi Wang⁴ qianyiyouyou@sina.com
Source:	Computer Science & Information Systems. Aug2014, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p975-999. 25p.
Subjects:	Wireless mesh networks, Computer security research, Data privacy, Wireless communications, Ad hoc computer networks
Abstract:	Multi-operator wireless mesh networks (WMNs) have attracted increasingly attentions as a low-cost accessing approach for future large-scale mobile network. Security and privacy are two important objectives during the deployment of multi-operator WMNs. Despite the necessity, limited literature research takes both privacy and user experience into account. This motivates us to develop PPS, a novel privacy-preserving security scheme, for multi-operator WMNs. On one hand, most of the privacy needs are satisfied with the hybrid utilization of a tri-lateral pseudonym and a ticket based on proxy blind signature. On the other hand, the sophisticated unlinkability is implemented where mobile user is able to keep his pseudonym unchanged within the same operator in order to gain better user experience. PPS is presented as a suite of authentication and key agreement protocols built upon the proposed three-tire hierarchical network architecture. Our analysis demonstrates that PPS is secure and outperforms other proposal in terms of communication and computation overhead. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	Multi-operator wireless mesh networks (WMNs) have attracted increasingly attentions as a low-cost accessing approach for future large-scale mobile network. Security and privacy are two important objectives during the deployment of multi-operator WMNs. Despite the necessity, limited literature research takes both privacy and user experience into account. This motivates us to develop PPS, a novel privacy-preserving security scheme, for multi-operator WMNs. On one hand, most of the privacy needs are satisfied with the hybrid utilization of a tri-lateral pseudonym and a ticket based on proxy blind signature. On the other hand, the sophisticated unlinkability is implemented where mobile user is able to keep his pseudonym unchanged within the same operator in order to gain better user experience. PPS is presented as a suite of authentication and key agreement protocols built upon the proposed three-tire hierarchical network architecture. Our analysis demonstrates that PPS is secure and outperforms other proposal in terms of communication and computation overhead. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	18200214
DOI:	10.2298/CSIS130917060G