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LTE Security, Second Edition

by Dan Forsberg, Günther Horn, Wolf-Dietrich Moeller, Valtteri Niemi

December 2012

Intermediate to advanced

366 pages

12h 45m

English

Wiley

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Copyright Acknowledgements
2.1 Evolution of Cellular Systems2.2 Basic Security Concepts2.3 Basic Cryptographic Concepts2.4 Introduction to LTE Standardization2.5 Notes on Terminology and Specification Language
3.1 Principles of GSM Security3.2 The Role of the SIM3.3 Mechanisms of GSM Security3.4 GSM Cryptographic Algorithms
4.1 Principles of Third-Generation (3G) Security4.2 Third-Generation Security Mechanisms4.3 Third-Generation Cryptographic Algorithms4.4 Interworking between GSM and 3G Security4.5 Network Domain Security4.6 Architectures with RNCs in Exposed Locations

5.1 Principles of 3G–WLAN Interworking5.2 Security Mechanisms of 3G–WLAN Interworking5.3 Cryptographic Algorithms for 3G–WLAN Interworking
6.1 Overview and Relevant Specifications6.2 Requirements and Features of EPS Security6.3 Design Decisions for EPS Security6.4 Platform Security for Base Stations
7.1 Identification7.2 The EPS Authentication and Key Agreement Procedure7.3 Key Hierarchy7.4 Security Contexts
8.1 Security Algorithms Negotiation8.2 NAS Signalling Protection8.3 AS Signalling and User Data Protection8.4 Security on Network Interfaces8.5 Certificate Enrolment for Base Stations8.6 Emergency Call Handling
9.1 Transitions to and from Registered State9.2 Transitions between Idle and Connected States9.3 Idle State Mobility9.4 Handover9.5 Key Change on the Fly9.6 Periodic Local Authentication Procedure9.7 Concurrent Run of Security Procedures
10.1 Null Algorithms10.2 Ciphering Algorithms10.3 Integrity Algorithms10.4 Key Derivation Algorithms
11.1 Interworking with GSM and 3G Networks11.2 Interworking with Non-3GPP Networks
12.1 Methods for Providing Voice over LTE12.2 Security Mechanisms for Voice over LTE12.3 Rich Communication Suite and Voice over LTE
13.1 Security Architecture, Threats and Requirements13.2 Security Features13.3 Security Procedures Internal to the Home Base Station13.4 Security Procedures between Home Base Station and Security Gateway13.5 Security Aspects of Home Base Station Management13.6 Closed Subscriber Groups and Emergency Call Handling13.7 Support for Subscriber Mobility
14.1 Overview of Relay Node Architecture14.2 Security Solution
15.1 Security for MTC at the Application Level15.2 Security for MTC at the 3GPP Network Level15.3 Security for MTC at the Credential Management Level
16.1 Near-Term Outlook16.2 Far-Term Outlook

Overview

A concise, updated guide to the 3GPP LTE Security Standardization specifications

A welcome Revised Edition of the successful LTE Security addressing the security architecture for SAE/LTE, which is based on elements of the security architectures for GSM and 3G, but which needed a major redesign due to the significantly increased complexity, and different architectural and business requirements of fourth generation systems. The authors explain in detail the security mechanisms employed to meet these requirements. The specifications generated by standardization bodies only inform about how to implement the system (and this only to the extent required for interoperability), but almost never inform readers about why things are done the way they are. Furthermore, specifications tend to be readable only for a small group of experts and lack the context of the broader picture. The book fills this gap by providing first hand information from insiders who participated in decisively shaping SAE/LTE security in the relevant standardization body, 3GPP, and can therefore explain the rationale for design decisions in this area.

A concise, fully updated guide to the 3GPP LTE Security Standardization specifications
Describes the essential elements of LTE and SAE Security, written by leading experts who participated in decisively shaping SAE/LTE security in the relevant standardization body, 3GPP
Explains the rationale behind the standards specifications giving readers a broader understanding of the context to these specifications
Includes new chapters covering 3GPP work on system enhancements for MTC, plus application layer security in ETSI TC M2M and embedded smart card in ETSI SCP; Security for Machine-type Communication, Relay Node Security, and Future Challenges, including Voice over LTE, MTC, Home base stations, LIPA/SIPTO, and New Cryptographic Algorithms

Essential reading for System engineers, developers and people in technical sales working in the area of LTE and LTE security, communication engineers and software developers in mobile communication field.