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Proof of the Authentication Property of Secure WLAN Authentication Scheme (SWAS) using Protocol Composition Logic (PCL)

by Rajeev Singh, Teek Parval Sharma
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 80 - Number 12
Year of Publication: 2013
Authors: Rajeev Singh, Teek Parval Sharma
10.5120/13913-1791

Rajeev Singh, Teek Parval Sharma . Proof of the Authentication Property of Secure WLAN Authentication Scheme (SWAS) using Protocol Composition Logic (PCL). International Journal of Computer Applications. 80, 12 ( October 2013), 18-26. DOI=10.5120/13913-1791

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author = { Rajeev Singh, Teek Parval Sharma },
title = { Proof of the Authentication Property of Secure WLAN Authentication Scheme (SWAS) using Protocol Composition Logic (PCL) },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { October 2013 },
volume = { 80 },
number = { 12 },
month = { October },
year = { 2013 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 18-26 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume80/number12/13913-1791/ },
doi = { 10.5120/13913-1791 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
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%J International Journal of Computer Applications
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%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

Authentication is one of the essential tools available for security in WLANs. Access control authentication mechanisms provides entity authentication, access into the network and key evolving for data frames protection. Secure WLAN Authentication Scheme (SWAS) is one such access control authentication mechanism. It provides entity authentication along with per frame authentication. All the participating entities in the scheme i. e. STA, AP and AS authenticate each other. The scheme makes use of cryptographic measure like delegation, key management, encryption and MIC for securing the scheme. The security properties of the scheme need to be validated for effectiveness. In this paper, a formal tool i. e. Protocol Composition Logic (PCL) is used for proving the authentication property of the scheme.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Authentication Access control Protocol Composition Logic (PCL).