Authors:
Jan Hajny
;
Tomas Pelka
and
Petra Lambertova
Affiliation:
Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
Keyword(s):
Authentication, Authorization, Accounting, AAA, Security, Protocol, Access, Control, Mobile, Networks.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Access Control
;
Data Engineering
;
Databases and Data Security
;
Information and Systems Security
;
Internet Technology
;
Models
;
Paradigm Trends
;
Software Engineering
;
Web Information Systems and Technologies
Abstract:
The paper deals with the area of user Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) in computer networks. The current state analysis together with main trend identification is presented in the first part. These data are used as an argument for a statement about insufficient flexibility and security of nowadays solutions. As a reaction we provide a Universal Authentication Framework which should solve these identified issues. Our ambition is a good support of a wide range of devices – from mobile nodes like sensors, PDAs and mobiles to work stations and servers. We chose a modular platform for this goal to obtain sufficient flexibility which allows using any todays protocol together with possible future protocols. There is a basic structure description and operation phase description in our paper. We also provide information about new protocol inclusion. This paper also works as a starting document for further work and system implementation.