Location-aware access control for pervasive computing environments
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Author(s)
Michalakis, Nikolaos, 1978-
Advisor(s)
Stephen Garland.
Date Issued
2003
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
In pervasive computing environments certain applications are interested in a user's location in order to provide a service. Such applications would benefit from an architecture that enables users to prove their location prior to requesting a service. We present PA C, an architecture for location-aware access control in pervasive computing environments, where users authenticate their location in order to gain access to resources. PAC preserves user anonymity and uses lightweight security. We evaluate our architecture with respect to its security and its scalability as the number of resources and users increase.
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Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2003.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-73).
Subjects
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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