%0 Journal Article %1 fantacci2007analysis %A Fantacci, Romano %A Maccari, Leonardo %A Pecorella, Tommaso %A Frosali, Federico %D 2007 %J IEEE Wireless Commun. %K 802.1 802.1X IEEE X-based ad applications;secure authentication communication eight-way environment;packet exchanges;real-time handover;secure handshake;mesh hoc layer model;extensible networks;IEEE networks;protocols;telecommunication networks;secure protocol protocols;IEEE re-authentication security security;telecommunication standards;ad traffic traffic; transport wireless %N 5 %P 21--29 %R 10.1109/MWC.2007.4396939 %T Analysis of secure handover for IEEE 802.1X based wireless ad-hoc networks %V 14 %X The handover procedure in secure communication wireless networks is an extremely time-consuming phase, and it represents a critical issue in relation to the time constraints required by certain real-time traffic applications. In particular, in the case of the IEEE 802.1X model, most of the time required for a handover is used for packet exchanges that are required for authentication protocols, such as Extensible Authentication Protocol Transport Layer Security (EAP-TLS), that require an eight-way handshake. Designing secure re-authentication protocols to reduce the number of packets required during a handover is an open issue that is gaining interest with the advent of a pervasive model of networking that requires realtime traffic and mobility. This article presents the 802.1X model and evaluates its application to ad hoc networks based on IEEE 802.11 i or IEEE 802.1 be standards, focusing on the problems that must be evaluated when designing handover procedures, and suggesting guidelines for securing handover procedures. It also presents a novel protocol to perform secure handovers that is respectful of the previous analysis and that has been implemented in a mesh environment.

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