Implementation of Efficient 5G AKA Protocol for Light-Weight Environment

Seonghwan Cho,Cheolmin Yeom,Yoojae Won

doi:10.3390/su13168982

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Abstract

There is a critical vulnerability in the 5G AKA protocol of the 3GPP. We propose a protocol that compensates for these vulnerabilities and speed up the existing protocol; and the study implements this protocol to experiment with the vulnerabilities. The protocol uses the Light-weight Encryption Algorithm and is expected to be n3 times faster in than with the application of Advanced Encryption Standard algorithms. By using this algorithm, we improve the protocol efficiently, reduced the power consumed.

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IntroductionAccording to a report by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the use case requirement comprises three things: enhanced mobile broadband, massive machine-type communications and ultra-reliable and low latency [2]
According to the investigation report published by the Global System for MobileCommunication Association (GSMA) [1], over 5.2 billion people subscribed to mobile services by the end of 2019, accounting for 67% of the global population.Global System for MobileCommunication Association (GSMA) predicted that by 2025, approximately 20% of all mobile service subscribers would use 5G. 5G mobile communication is a next-generation wireless technology that represents a complete transition of communication through innovative changes in data transmission speed, delay rate and number of device connections compared to conventional mobile communication.According to a report by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the use case requirement comprises three things: enhanced mobile broadband, massive machine-type communications and ultra-reliable and low latency [2]
If these use case requirements are satisfied, 5G can implement a number of use cases, including voice calls and simple data communication, as well as self-driving vehicles, augmented reality and smart cities connected with the Internet of Things (IoT)

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Introduction

According to a report by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the use case requirement comprises three things: enhanced mobile broadband, massive machine-type communications and ultra-reliable and low latency [2]. If these use case requirements are satisfied, 5G can implement a number of use cases, including voice calls and simple data communication, as well as self-driving vehicles, augmented reality and smart cities connected with the Internet of Things (IoT). In the 5G AKA protocol section, we provide an overview of both the protocol and attacks that exploit the vulnerability. These are mobile phones, and they can be identified in HNs through a unique identifier called subscription permanent identifier (SUPI), which plays the role of ‘IMSI’ in pre-5G generations.

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