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● Security attacks in the Radio Frequency Identifier (RFID): the possible security attacks
in the RFID are:
i) illicit tracking;
ii) skimming;
iii) Mafia fraud;
iv) RFID malware; and
v) RFID DoS attacks.
7.5 Security Consideration for Architectural Design
of WiFi‐5G Networks
Section 7.4 briefly describes the state‐of‐the‐art security attacks that are possible in 5G
networks (cellular based network architecture) and WiFi networks. The existing
research, design and implementation of the security protocols mainly focus on providing the security for specific network technologies and communication mediums
[15–18]. However, the increased demand in access to the Internet, and flexibility over
the usage of multiple services in a single networked device (e.g. smartphone) results in
interoperability of heterogeneous network technologies. Hence, design of security
protocols to counter attack intruder activities at the boarder router (Gateways) is
crucial to protect user‐data. One way of designing the security protocol is to handle the
security issues that exist in both wireless networks and cellular networks. With this
kind of security protocol design, the existing attacks listed in Tables 7.1 and 7.2 can be
handled by a single security protocol at the interoperable gateway. Since the interoperability of the 5G and WiFi can occur at any layer (see Section 7.2.2) of the protocol
stack, the design of security protocol needs special considerations for every separate
layer of the protocol stack.
7.5.1 User and Device Identity Confidentiality
The term “confidentiality” defines that data privacy is assured between sender and
receiver through the Internet. With confidentiality, no one can read the data except for
the specific entity. Wireless mobile networks (WMN) only provide confidentiality of
data through over‐the‐air and link encryption. In this sense, the data transmission
between the base station (BS or eNodeB) and mobile station (MS) can be encrypted
through symmetric or asymmetric cryptographic algorithms, but the data transmission
between BSs is plaintext [19]. In addition, even though WMN implement data confidentiality and integrity partially within the network components, they do not provide end‐
to‐end confidentiality and integrity to the user data. In order to provide secure end‐to‐end
user communication, both sender and receiver of the communication must have a common
encryption key (EK) for a symmetrical algorithm. Symmetric or asymmetric cryptographic
algorithms should be compatible with different network architectures to provide confidentiality at the interoperable gateways.
7.5.2 Integrity
Data Integrity is known to be one of the basic elements of security. The objective of
integrity models is to keep the data pure and trustworthy by protecting the system data
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● Security attacks in the Radio Frequency Identifier (RFID): the possible security attacks
in the RFID are:
i) illicit tracking;
ii) skimming;
iii) Mafia fraud;
iv) RFID malware; and
v) RFID DoS attacks.
7.5 Security Consideration for Architectural Design
of WiFi‐5G Networks
Section 7.4 briefly describes the state‐of‐the‐art security attacks that are possible in 5G
networks (cellular based network architecture) and WiFi networks. The existing
research, design and implementation of the security protocols mainly focus on providing the security for specific network technologies and communication mediums
[15–18]. However, the increased demand in access to the Internet, and flexibility over
the usage of multiple services in a single networked device (e.g. smartphone) results in
interoperability of heterogeneous network technologies. Hence, design of security
protocols to counter attack intruder activities at the boarder router (Gateways) is
crucial to protect user‐data. One way of designing the security protocol is to handle the
security issues that exist in both wireless networks and cellular networks. With this
kind of security protocol design, the existing attacks listed in Tables 7.1 and 7.2 can be
handled by a single security protocol at the interoperable gateway. Since the interoperability of the 5G and WiFi can occur at any layer (see Section 7.2.2) of the protocol
stack, the design of security protocol needs special considerations for every separate
layer of the protocol stack.
7.5.1 User and Device Identity Confidentiality
The term “confidentiality” defines that data privacy is assured between sender and
receiver through the Internet. With confidentiality, no one can read the data except for
the specific entity. Wireless mobile networks (WMN) only provide confidentiality of
data through over‐the‐air and link encryption. In this sense, the data transmission
between the base station (BS or eNodeB) and mobile station (MS) can be encrypted
through symmetric or asymmetric cryptographic algorithms, but the data transmission
between BSs is plaintext [19]. In addition, even though WMN implement data confidentiality and integrity partially within the network components, they do not provide end‐
to‐end confidentiality and integrity to the user data. In order to provide secure end‐to‐end
user communication, both sender and receiver of the communication must have a common
encryption key (EK) for a symmetrical algorithm. Symmetric or asymmetric cryptographic
algorithms should be compatible with different network architectures to provide confidentiality at the interoperable gateways.
7.5.2 Integrity
Data Integrity is known to be one of the basic elements of security. The objective of
integrity models is to keep the data pure and trustworthy by protecting the system data