SMS Security: Highlighting Its Vulnerabilities & Techniques Towards Developing a Solution
Ikechukwu Ibekwe, Salem Aljareh · 2012
SMS has become an indispensible communication tool used by banking, government and other agencies. However, the SMS is not a secure service to be used to transport sensitive data, as its current security mechanism cannot guarantee protection from modification, eavesdropping and man-in-the-middle attacks. This paper examines existing security mechanisms; vulnerabilities and contributions put forward by researchers in enhancing SMS security features. Their proposals are criticized with a view to finding gaps and developing a comprehensive solution.