Anonymous Channel and Authentication in Wireless Communications
Journal
Computer Communications
Journal Volume
22
Journal Issue
15
Pages
1502-1511
Date Issued
1999-01
Author(s)
Abstract
In this paper, we propose a scheme for providing anonymous channel service in wireless communications. By this service, many interesting applications, such as electronic elections, anonymous group discussions, with user identification confidential can be easily realized. No one can trace a sender's identification and no one but the authority centre can distinguish an anonymous message from a normal message when a user uses the anonymous channel. The user anonymity in our scheme is neither based on any trusted authority nor on the cooperation of all potential senders. Our scheme can be easily applied to existing wireless systems, such as GSM and CDPD, without changing their underlying structures.
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Type
journal article