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WAP may Stumble over the Gateway (Security in WAP-based Mobile Commerce)
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Juul, Niels Christian Jørgensen, Niels |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Abstract | The key design idea underlying the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is to use a gateway at the intersection of the wireless mobile network and the traditional, wired network. The WAP gateway forwards web content to the mobile phone in a way intended to accommodate the limited bandwidth of the mobile network and the mobile phone’s limited processing capability. However, the gateway introduces a security hole which may render WAP unsuitable for m-commerce and other security-sensitive transactions and services on the emerging mobile Internet. The paper explains the security hole and the gateway-based design that has led to it, including the technical and business considerations underlying the design. A number of ways to correct the situation are discussed, including a complete re-design of WAP as proposed for the future version 2.0 of the protocol. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.dat.ruc.dk/~nielsj/research/papers/wap.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.dat.ruc.dk/~nielsj/research/publications/wap-ssgrr.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://akira.ruc.dk/~nielsj/research/publications/wap-ssgrr.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
