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Extension of an Efficient 3GPP Authentication and Key Agreement Protocol

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Recently, Zhang and Fang proposed a security analysis and enhancements of 3GPP authentication and key agreement protocol (AP-AKA for short). The enhancements of 3GPP authentication and key agreement protocol is proposed to improve some drawbacks of the current third-generation wireless communications. It also eliminates the need of synchronization between a mobile station and its home network. However, this paper shows that AP-AKA has some drawbacks, including the huge bandwidth consumption between foreign network and the home network, and the overhead of the stored space in the foreign network, and the overloaded home network with authentication of mobile stations. As a result, an extension of AP-AKA is proposed, which improves theses drawbacks, while preserving the superior merits of AP-AKA.

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  1. Department of Library and Information Science, Fu Jen Catholic University, 510 Jhongjheng Rd., Sinjhuang City, Taipei County, 24205, Taiwan, ROC

    Cheng-Chi Lee

  2. Department of Information and Communication Engineering, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng Shiang, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC

    Cheng-Chi Lee

  3. Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Chaoyang University of Technology, No. 168, Jifong E. Rd., Wufong Township, Taichung, 41349, Taiwan, ROC

    Chin-Ling Chen

  4. Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Hwa-Hsia Institute of Technology, 111 Gong Jhuan Rd., Chung Ho, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

    Hsia-Hung Ou

  5. Department of Multimedia Information Science and Applications, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Road, Wufeng Shiang, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC

    Lung Albert Chen

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This research was partially supported by the National Science Council, Taiwan, ROC, under contract no.: NSC100-2221-E-030-015.

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Lee, CC., Chen, CL., Ou, HH. et al. Extension of an Efficient 3GPP Authentication and Key Agreement Protocol. Wireless Pers Commun 68, 861–872 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-011-0486-1

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