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NFV: Near Field Vibration Based Group Device Pairing

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In this paper, we propose a group device pairing system called NFV to enable group communication using mobile device equipped with motion sensors. A group of people put their mobile devices on the table and wait for a secure connection. We propose a vibration-propagation based key delivery scheme to transmit a secure connection key among a group of trusted mobile devices. Based on this key, group users establish a confidential communication channel between their devices. NFV achieves group devices pairing without the complex operations needed in prior works. We implemented NFV using off-the-shelf Android smartphones. The experimental results shows the efficiency and security of our system.

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Jiang, Z., Han, J., Xi, W., Zhao, J. (2016). NFV: Near Field Vibration Based Group Device Pairing. In: Guo, S., Liao, X., Liu, F., Zhu, Y. (eds) Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications, and Worksharing. CollaborateCom 2015. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, vol 163. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28910-6_12

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