Publication No 36617

Author(s)

Hauser, C.*

Title

Protecting Virtual Identities in Mobile IP-based Communication - Communication Networks and Computer Engineering Report No. 98

Topics

Internet; Network Security

Methods

Network Security

Keywords

MOBILITY MANAGEMENT; MOBILE IP; ARCHITECTURE; FORMAL TECHNIQUE; IDENTITY MANAGEMENT; METHOD; SIMULATION

Abstract

Future IT systems have to protect the user's privacy. An important approach for privacy protection is to use several virtual identities, VIDs. Attackers want to extend the VIDs in order to learn more about the user. Often, this VID approach is only considered on the application layer, but the communication system also must be designed for supporting VIDs. The thesis presents two formalized methodologies. The first methodology provides for evaluation of the VID protection capabilities of communication systems. The second methodology provides for improvement of the protection. The methodologies are introduced in a general way and are applied to Mobile IPv6 in order to proof their usefulness. A new architecture for IP-based mobility management is developed and is evaluated with respect to its VID protection capabilities.

Year

2008

Reference entry

Hauser, C.
Protecting Virtual Identities in Mobile IP-based Communication - Communication Networks and Computer Engineering Report No. 98
Dissertation, Universität Stuttgart, EI, 2008

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