Logical analysis of AUTHMAC_DH: a new protocol for authentication and key distribution

With the rising need for highly advanced and digital learning coupled with the growing penetration of smartphones has contributed to the growth of Mobile Learning. According to Ericsson’s forecast, 80% of the world’s population (6.4 billion people) will be Smartphone users by 2021. But the existing Mobile Learning Frameworks has some limitations that need to be addressed for mass adaptation, limitations include device compatibility and security. In this paper we propose a Secure Mobile Learning Framework (SMLF) based on TPM in the cloud. SMLF is supported by three layers Communication Module (CM) which helps in ensuring end to end security. In addition to this we propose a procedure for personalizing mobile learning applications of the student and instructors. We also propose a secure mobile learning protocol in SMLF framework. Proposed SMLF ensures mutual authentication of all the stakeholders, privacy of the message, integrity of the message, and anonymity of the student from the instructor and non-repudiation and is free from known attacks. Our proposed SMLF framework is successfully verified using BAN logic.

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A Secure Mobile Learning Framework based on Cloud

In the present paper, a new protocol for authentication and key distribution is proposed The new protocol has the aim to achieve a comparable performance with the Kerberos protocol and overcome its drawbacks For authentication of the exchanged messages during authentication and key distribution, the new protocol uses the Message Authentication Codes (MAC) to exchange the Diffie-Hellman components On the other hand, the new protocol uses nonces to ensure the freshness of the exchanged messages Subsequently, there is no need for clock synchronization which will simplify the system requirements The new protocol is analyzed using queuing model, the performance analysis of the new protocol shows that the new protocol has a comparable performance with the Kerberos protocol for short messages and outperforms it for large messages

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Heba Kamal Aslan

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AUTHMAC_DH: A New Protocol for Authentication and Key Distribution