Security for Ubiquitous Computing

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Author(s): Tobias Straub (Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology, Germany)and Andreas Heinemann (Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany)
Copyright: 2009
Pages: 27
Source title: Human Computer Interaction: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Chee Siang Ang (City University of London, UK)and Panayiotis Zaphiris (City University of London, UK)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-87828-991-9.ch026

Keywords: Human Aspects of Technology / Information Science Reference / Social Sciences & Humanities

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Taking typical ubiquitous computing settings as a starting point, this chapter motivates the need for security. The reader will learn what makes security challenging and what the risks predominant in ubiquitous computing are. The major part of this chapter is dedicated to the description of sample solutions in order to illustrate the wealth of protection mechanisms. A background in IT security is not required as this chapter is self-contained. A brief introduction to the subject is given as well as an overview of cryptographic tools.

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