Mobile Application Security System (MASS)

摘要

Security is an important factor in any network, but particularly in a wireless ad-hoc network in which mobile applications are employed to perform various tasks. By mobile applications, we mean applications that can support both moving nodes (e.g., transmitter/receiver mounted on a moving vehicle) and migrating code (i.e., code that can transport itself via wireless link from one execution node to another). These networks remain more vulnerable to compromise by malicious applications and hosts due to their innate characteristic of no clear line of defense. We devised a potential solution to this problem that addresses critical aspects of security in ad-hoc mobile application networks. This approach involves preventing unauthorized modification of a mobile application, both by other applications and by hosts, and ensuring that mobile code is authentic and authorized. These capabilities constitute the Mobile Application Security System (MASS). The MASS applies effective, robust security to mobile application-based systems, wireless, and wired networks while minimizing overhead requirements. The MASS consists of innovative security techniques that provide distributed security solutions for mobile application networks.