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A Secure, Green and Optimized Authentication and Key Agreement Protocol for IMS Network

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IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) is a prominent architectural framework for multimedia services delivery in 4G/5G networks. Authentication is a critical security mechanism which accords authorized users access to these services. As defined by 3rd Generation Partnership Projects (3GPP), IMS- Authentication and Key Agreement protocol (IMS-AKA) is the official authentication procedure in IMS. However, the procedure is prone to different weaknesses both on security (disclosure of identities) and performances (complexity) aspects. This paper proposes an IMS-AKA+ protocol that addresses effectively user’s identities protection by using a key-less cryptography. Furthermore, the proposed algorithm significantly reduces the authentication process complexity due to the use of Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC). Simulations were carried out for the IMS-AKA+ protocol and the original IMS-AKA protocol. The results showed that using IMS-AKA+ reduces of up to 28% authentication time is possible, and a saving of 53% of the storage space occurs with an increased security and less energy.

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  1. Laboratoire de la Communication dans les Systèmes Informatiques (LCSI), Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Informatique, Algiers, Algeria

    Saliha Mallem & Chafia Yahiaoui

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  1. Departamento de Engenharia Informática, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Álvaro Rocha

  2. College of Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA

    Hojjat Adeli

  3. DSI/EEUM, Universidade do Minho, Guimarães, Portugal

    Luís Paulo Reis

  4. DIMES, Universita della Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende, Italy

    Sandra Costanzo

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Mallem, S., Yahiaoui, C. (2018). A Secure, Green and Optimized Authentication and Key Agreement Protocol for IMS Network. In: Rocha, Á., Adeli, H., Reis, L., Costanzo, S. (eds) Trends and Advances in Information Systems and Technologies. WorldCIST'18 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 746. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77712-2_106

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