Fast Authentication and Secure Handover for Wireless Mesh Network
Keywords:
Wireless Mesh networks, authentication, handover, ticketAbstract
Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs) have become the preferred choice for service providers due to their cost-effectiveness and ability to provide extensive network coverage. However, ensuring secure and seamless handoffs in such networks poses a significant challenge due to client mobility and the inherently open nature of the medium. Additionally, the resource constraints of client devices necessitate lightweight computation and communication during both handoff authentication and login authentication phases, which are the focal points of this study. To address these challenges, this work proposes a authentication scheme tailored for WMNs. The scheme revolves around the use of dynamically generated tickets and encrypted session data to facilitate secure communication within the network. These tickets ensure that only authorized nodes can initiate connections, the proposed scheme is the integration of cryptographic techniques, including symmetric and asymmetric encryption. These techniques bolster the security of the authentication process, providing resilience against various security threats . By leveraging these cryptographic mechanisms, the scheme ensures the authenticity of network entities. The proposed authentication scheme addresses the challenges of secure handoffs and lightweight authentication in WMNs. Through the use of dynamically generated tickets and cryptographic techniques, it provides a secure and efficient solution for authentication. Our proposal is effective in terms of the overhead associated with authentication, according to the performance and security analyses.
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