Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Computers and Information - Department Of Information Technology

Nowadays , Security is a burning issue with intelligent security pausing as the most relevant ; as it is important in all types of applications which suffer from security related concernsAccordingly , Security has become a need rather than a luxuryWhen it comes to Cellular or Mobile Networks , there are many security related issues Like any conventional network a cellular network is vulnerable to attacksEvolution of cellular networks from voice centric networks to voice , data , images and video networks have made those attacks even more seriousThe Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is the most widely used cellular technology in the worldThe number of users reaches approximately 165 billion customers in 210 countries and territories around the worldThus investigating the security architecture in GSM became a crucial subjectGSM security involves mechanisms used to protect different shareholders , such as subscribers and service providersThe aspects of security that this dissertation covers are mainly authentication , anonymity and confidentiality

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