Mobile IP is becoming more important for the average consumer and for businesses. Mobile IP standards are improving, as are the services offered by service providers. Because of this, more efficient services and applications are available to mobile users. In business, key employees can be kept up to date with critical information, which results in improved customer service and, ultimately, in improved customer relations. Mobile IP allows consumers to communicate and to avail of a variety of services, such as instant messaging and SMS alerts to their cellular phones with, for instance, the latest traffic reports or sports results.
With the development of large open networks – networks with access to the Internet, and other private and public networks – threats to security have increased and more security vulnerabilities have been discovered. The technical knowledge required to hack a network has become more widely available and hacking tools are more user friendly.
Because of the way Mobile IP operates, the transfer of information is vulnerable in terms of security. The registration process in itself is vulnerable because, typically, mobile computers are connected to the network via wireless links. When mobile nodes on foreign networks register with their home networks via wireless links, they are vulnerable to attacks such as passive eavesdropping and active replay. This means that authentication mechanisms in Mobile IP registration need to be particularly strong. For example, service providers need to authenticate messages sent between foreign agents and home agents to ensure only legitimate customers are provided with service and to enable billing.
Threats to Mobile IP
Specific threats to Mobile IP include the following: (more…)
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