Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
Fall 1-31-1994
Degree Name
Master of Science in Computer Science - (M.S.)
Department
Computer and Information Science
First Advisor
Bruce David Parker
Second Advisor
Wilhelm Rossak
Third Advisor
Alexander D. Stoyenko
Abstract
Host mobility is becoming an increasingly important feature with the recent arrival of laptop and palmtop computers, the development of wireless network interfaces and the implementation of global networks. Unfortunately, this mobile environment is also much more vulnerable to penetration by intruders. A possible means of protection can be authentication. This guarantees the identity of a communication peer.
This thesis studies the constraints imposed on the mobile environment with respect to authentication. It compares the two prevailing authentication mechanisms, Kerberos and SPX, and tries to make suggestions of how a mechanism can be adapted to the mobile environment.
Recommended Citation
Keppler, Andreas, "Authentication for mobile computing" (1994). Theses. 1218.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/1218
