Mobility Helps Peer-to-Peer Security

Overview

The paper proposes a straightforward technique to provide peer-to-peer security in mobile networks. The paper shows that far from being a hurdle, mobility can be exploited to set up security associations among users and leverages on the temporary vicinity of users, during which appropriate cryptographic protocols are run. The paper illustrates the operation of the solution in two scenarios, both in the framework of mobile ad hoc networks.