Overview security analysis of 3G authentication protocols and technical specifications
Zhentao Zhang · Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology) · 2009
This paper presents an analysis of 3GPP(3rd generation partnership project) security protocols and related technical specifications to further development of the 3G(3rd-generation) security protocol standards.A mathematical model of the authentication traffic throughput was developed based on the theory of independent and identically distributed probabilities.The research identifies some security vulnerabilities in these protocols,such as the unidirectional process of entity authentication and the unbalanced distribution of authentication traffic,as well as the system complexity.Future development of the 3G security authentication mechanism can be based on IBC(identity-based cryptography) theory.