An efficient dynamic key based EAP authentication framework for future IEEE 802.1x Wireless LANs
Biswanath Dey, S. S. Vishnu, Om Satyam Swarnkar · 2018
It is necessary to authenticate users who attempt to access resources in Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs). Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) is an authentication framework widely used in WLANs. We designed a noble method that uses the concept of dynamic key to eliminate the redundant use of session keys which in turn enhances encryption capabilities and reduces computation time. Extensive analysis shows that our scheme efficiently withstands all the security threats reported in RFC 4017. We also demonstrate the effectiveness of our framework to mitigate a broad range of known attacks recently reported in literature.