LTE Security

Valtteri Niemi, Dan Forsberg, Günther Horn, Wolf-Dietrich Moeller — 2012

A concise, updated guide to the 3GPP LTE SecurityStandardization specifications A welcome Revised Edition of the successful LTE Securityaddressing the security architecture for SAE/LTE, which is based onelements of the security architectures for GSM and 3G, but whichneeded a major redesign due to the significantly increasedcomplexity, and different architectural and business requirementsof fourth generation systems. The authors explain in detailthe security mechanisms employed to meet these requirements. Thespecifications generated by standardization bodies only informabout how to implement the system (and this only to the extentrequired for interoperability), but almost never inform readersabout why things are done the way they are. Furthermore,specifications tend to be readable only for a small group ofexperts and lack the context of the broader picture. The book fillsthis gap by providing first hand information from insiders whoparticipated in decisively shaping SAE/LTE security in the relevantstandardization body, 3GPP, and can therefore explain the rationalefor design decisions in this area. A concise, fully updated guide to the 3GPP LTE SecurityStandardization specifications Describes the essential elements of LTE and SAE Security,written by leading experts who participated in decisively shapingSAE/LTE security in the relevant standardization body, 3GPP Explains the rationale behind the standards specificationsgiving readers a broader understanding of the context to thesespecifications Includes new chapters covering 3GPP work on system enhancementsfor MTC, plus application layer security in ETSI TC M2M andembedded smart card in ETSI SCP; Security for Machine-typeCommunication, Relay Node Security, and Future Challenges,including Voice over LTE, MTC, Home base stations,LIPA/SIPTO, and New Cryptographic Algorithms Essential reading for System engineers, developers and people intechnical sales working in the area of LTE and LTE security,communication engineers and software developers in mobilecommunication field.