Open AccessA survey of anonymity in wireless communication systems
Author(s) -
Chen Hui,
Xiao Yang,
Hong Xiaoyan,
Hu Fei,
Xie Jiang Linda
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
security and communication networks
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.446
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1939-0122
pISSN - 1939-0114
DOI - 10.1002/sec.78
Subject(s) - anonymity , computer science , computer security , wireless , profiling (computer programming) , wireless network , internet privacy , telecommunications , operating system
Anonymity is an important security aspect of wireless communications and has continuously attracted significant attention. Implementing anonymity of mobile users not only protects their privacy but also reduces the chances of attacks based on impersonation; therefore security can be improved. Untraceability is a related issue to anonymity. If a user is traceable, its hidden identity can be revealed through profiling the activities associated to a user. In this paper, we conduct a survey on anonymity issues of wireless communication systems. We first discuss general issues of anonymity in wireless communication systems. Then we survey some protocols in the literature, which are designed for wireless mobile systems as well as wireless ad hoc networks. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.