A Global Ticket-Based Access Scheme for Mobile Users

摘要

This article presents a ticket-based access model for mobile services. The model supports efficient authentication of users, services and service providers over different domains. Tickets are used to verify correctness of the requested service as well as to direct billing information to the appropriate user. The service providers can avoid roaming to multiple service domains, only contacting a Credential Centre to certify the user's ticket since tickets carry all authorization information needed for the requested services. The user can preserve anonymity and read a clear record of charges in the Credential Centre at anytime. Furthermore, the identity of misbehaving users can be revealed by a Trusted Centre.