Currently there are no Internet access authentication protocols available that are lightweight, can be carried over arbitrary access networks, and are flexible enough to be used in all the likely future ubiquitous mobility access contexts. This article proposes the PANA/GSM authentication protocol for heterogeneous network access as a step towards filling this gap. A security analysis of the PA...

Currently there are no Internet access authentication protocols available that are lightweight, can be carried over arbitrary access networks, and are flexible enough to be re-used in all the likely future ubiquitous mobility access contexts. This article proposes the PANA/UMTS authentication protocol for heterogeneous network access as a step towards filling this gap. A security analysis of th...

Constrained devices often have a need for access to a network for their intended services. They have some of the same security requirements for network access authentication as other network devices but the devices and environments that they operate within are quite different. These resource limited devices and the associated network environment pose additional challenges for adopting existing ...

A file access protocol (FAP) of the sort proposed by John Day in RFC 520 is a good idea. The following corr~ents suggest improvements (mostly additions) to the protocol described in RFC 520. 1. (Philosophical comment) rrhe intent of both F'I'P and FAP is to make it po ssible for-a user to remotely access f iles. In effect, FTP provides means for a user to have (parts o f) file activity bf the s...

The concept of a "Printer Access Protocol" or "PAP" was introduced during the mid-1980s to provide for comprehensive access to the new generation of more capable, networked printers. The design goals for a PAP need to consider the variety of data presentation protocols in use and the heterogeneous nature of distributed interconnection methods. A Digital printing architecture team adopted an exi...

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Cities around the world are currently considering building expensive Wi-Fi infrastructure. In urban areas, resident operated Wi-Fi access points (APs) are dense enough to achieve ubiquitous Internet access, provided we can induce the hosts to provide guest Wi-Fi access. However, sharing Wi-Fi involves taking on responsibility for the guest’s actions. Our main contribution is a novel mechanism t...