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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.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Roskilde University	File Format	PDF
Date Published	June 2001	Downloads	6
Format	White Papers
Topics	WAP, Network Security, Gateways - Hubs

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