摘要 |
The present invention relates to a delegated authentication method for secure mobile multicasting. More specifically, the present invention relates to a delegated authentication method for secure mobile multicasting in which, when a mobile terminal in a wireless area moves from one network to another, the mobile terminal receives beacon information from an access point (AP) and the multicast secure relay server of the mobile terminal requests the multicast secure relay server controlling the access point to delegated-authenticate the mobile terminal, and after the multicast secure relay server which has received the request makes delegated-authentication, the multicast secure relay server encrypts data using the group key which the mobile terminal used before moving. A delegated authentication method for secure mobile multicasting according to the present invention has an advantage that it can minimize a delay and a disconnection in real-time multicast streaming, which may occur while a mobile terminal is being authenticated or registered after moving to a new network. This advantage results from delegated-authentication via multicast secure relay servers each time a mobile terminal moves to a new network. And it has an advantage that it can enforce security by using a delegated-authentication method to prevent a connection by an unauthenticated mobile terminal.
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