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WAP May Stumble Over the Gateway: Security in WAP-Based Mobile Commerce
Overview 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.
| Publisher | Roskilde University | File Format | |
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| Date Published | June 2001 | Downloads | 6 |
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