15.5 Other Security Issues

15.5 Other Security Issues

The procedures seen in this chapter are all about device authentication (SS or BS). Higher-level protocols, such as the higher-level EAP, may be used for this purpose. This type of authentication is part of a WiMAX network specification.

WiMAX-Technology for Broadband Wireless Access

Preface and Acknowledgements

Abbreviations List

Part Two: WiMAX Physical Layer

Part Three: WiMAX Multiple Access (MAC Layer) and Qos Management

Part Four: Diverse Topics

Chapter 12: Efficient Use of Radio Resources

Chapter 13: WiMAX Architecture

Chapter 14: Mobility, Handover and Power-Save Modes

Chapter 15: Security

15.2 Authentication and the PKM Protocol

15.3 Data Encryption

15.4 Message Authentication with HMAC

15.5 Other Security Issues

Chapter 16: Comparisons and Conclusion

Annex A: The Different Sets of MAC Management Messages

Annex B: Example of the Downlink Channel Descriptor (DCD) Message

List of Figures