Security Requirements for Mobile Service Provision via a Digital Marketplace

Conference: European Wireless 2005 - 11th European Wireless Conference 2005 - Next Generation wireless and Mobile Communications and Services
04/10/2006 - 04/13/2005 at Nicosia, Cyprus

Proceedings: European Wireless 2005

Pages: 9Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Goo, Swee Keow; Irvine, James M.; Dunlop, John (Mobile Communications Group, University of Strathclyde, Royal College Building, 204 George Street, Glasgow G1 1XW, UK)
Tomlinson, Allan; Schwiderski-Grosche, Scarlet (Information Security Group, Royal Holloway - University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK)

Abstract:
Increasing network choice and service diversity makes choosing the best transport network for a particular communication difficult. A freely operating market has the potential to solve this problem, and the Mobile VCE’s Digital Marketplace (DMP) is an example of such a system. Short term service contracts can be tendered to network operators in a dynamic and competitive manner down to a call level. While showing great promise, many security concerns involving the various DMP entities remain unresolved. This paper reviews the current sate of the art in electronic marketplaces, and examines the particular security issues and security requirements of the DMP, so as to create a secure service negotiation platform for trading communication services.