On the Security of an Efficient Mobile Authentication Scheme for Wireless Networks

Rapid development of wireless networks are gradually changing the way the authors live, and security such as authentication of mobile stations is a serious concern for many emerging application. Through roaming technology, mobile users can access the services provided by a foreign network. However, there is no trusted authentication server available to mobile users out of its home network. How to achieve mutual authentication between a mobile user and a visited location register in wireless networks is an important security issue. Many mobile authentication schemes have been proposed in recent years for the roaming environment.