CDMA AUTHENTICATION

CDMA Glossary

CDMA — CDMA Authentication

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Information on Authentication

Authentication allows one party (Alice) to confirm the identity of another party (Bob). This is mostly useful as a prelude to a transaction that Alice wishes to carry out only with a particular party (say Bob), or with a party whose identity is known. For example, a consultant who is paid to write a report for a particular customer may need to confirm the customer’s identity before sending the report. The customer, on the other hand, may employ many consultants, and be happy to receive a report from any one of them. The customer may use authentication to reliably identify a particular consultant involved in a transaction.
     Authentication in CDMA is performed using a challenge-response system, using a random challenge generated by the authentication center (AC).


Other topics in our resources on CDMA related to CDMA Authentication include: 
 
  • CDMA security
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