Enhanced Authentication Technique for Next Generation 3GPP Networks

The rapid growth in wireless networking has brought a number of security concerns to the service providers and end users. Security, Authentication, Encryption and Access Control are the vital features that must be presented in any communication network. One of the principal reasons that security is such a significant issue in cellular system because they rely on radio waves to carry communications. These radio waves are not restricted by walls or physical boundaries, but rather they are designed to cover, as large as possible wireless cell. However, because the radio waves are so exposed and available, they can be intercepted or jammed by anyone who is within range. Authentication key agreement protocol is widely used in mutual authentication process, which authenticates mobile user to network and network to mobile user. The existing Authentication key agreement is vulnerable to the security attacks. So it's necessary to improve security of the existing protocol. In this project the security of existing Authentication key agreement is enhanced by introducing Random key which improves the security considerably.