A Novel Architecture for Secure Communications in Mobile Systems

Alok Upadhyay, J.K. Sahoo, Vibhor Bajpai

Abstract:

bstract- Explosive growth in the number of mobile
communication devices necessitates the need for more secure and
energy-efficient schemes. They also pose additional constraints
like limited battery-life and computational power, which add
new dimensions to the conventional secure communication
problem. In such a scenario, the need for newer paradigms and
schemes cannot be over-estimated. This paper discusses one such
approach, in the form of a secure & mobile-platform-conducive
architecture design, which is a thoughtful application of existing
algorithms like RSA and the Elliptic Curve Cryptography
(ECC). The core of this architecture lies in the fact that RSA
public key operations are computationally much less intensive
than the corresponding private key operations, while it is the
other way around in ECC. Tests have been conducted to verify
the claims. Results have shown that this architecture works
better than the other architectures which can be employed in
mobile communications.