An Enhanced Authentication Mechanism for IEEE 802.16(e) Mobile Wimax
Deepak Kumar Mehto1, Rajesh Srivastava2
1Deepak Kumar Mehto, M.E. (S.S.), Shri Ram Institute of Technology, Jabalpur (M.P.), India.
2Rajesh Srivastava, Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engg., Shri Ram Institute of Technology, Jabalpur(M.P.), India.
Manuscript received on August 18, 2011. | Revised Manuscript received on August 24, 2011. | Manuscript published on September 05, 2011. | PP: 98-102 | Volume-1 Issue-4, September 2011. | Retrieval Number: D094071411/2011©BEIESP
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Abstract: Security is amongst one of the major issues in Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) Networks. After the launch of the IEEE 802.16 standard (WiMAX), a number of security issues were reported in several articles. Ever since the beginning, work has been in progress for the neutralization of these identified threats. In this paper, the analysis of the authentication protocols implemented in WiMAX has been presented along with the description of the threats posed to them. An approach has also been presented for the prevention of these threats like the avoidance of replay; suppress replay and man-in-the-middle attacks. The proposed approach enhances the network security.
Keywords: Mobile Wimax, Authentication , Privacy & Key Management.