Cellular Authentication for Mobile and Internet Services (eBook)

An invaluable reference discussing the Generic Authentication
Architecture (GAA), its infrastructure, usage and
integration into existing networks

Cellular Authentication for Mobile and Internet Services
introduces the reader into the field of secure communication for
mobile applications, including secure web browsing with a phone or
PC, Single Sign-On (SSO), mobile broadcast content protection,
secure location services, etc. The book discusses the Generic
Authentication Architecture (GAA) of the mobile standardization
body 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) and its
American counterpart 3GPP2 in full detail and with all variants. It
explains the usage of GAA by various standardization bodies and
standardized applications, and also looks at a number of
non-standardized ones, such as secure remote login to enterprise
environment and card personalization.

Cellular Authentication for Mobile and Internet
Services:

* Describes the usage of the generic authentication architecture
(GAA) by various standardization bodies and standardized
applications, covering mobile broadcast / multicast service
security, Single Sign-On, HTTPS (i.e. secure web browsing), secure
data access, secure location services, etc

* Provides guidance on how to integrate the generic
authentication into existing and future terminals, networks and
applications

* Explains the functionality of the application security in
general as well as on application developer level

* Describes various business scenarios and related security
solutions, and covers secure application implementation and
integration

* Brings together essential information (currently scattered
across different standardization bodies) on standards in one
comprehensive volume

This excellent all-in-one reference will provide system and
protocol designers, application developers, senior software project
managers, telecommunication managers and ISP managers with a sound
introduction into the field of secure communication for mobile
applications. System integrators, advanced students, Ph.D.
candidates, and professors of computer science or
telecommunications will also find this text very useful.