On Using TPM for Secure Identities in Future Home Networks

Security should be integrated into future networks from the beginning, not as an extension. Secure identities and authentication schemes are an important step to fulfill this quest. In this article, we argue that home networks are a natural trust anchor for such schemes. We describe our concept of home networks as a universal point of reference for authentication, trust and access control, and show that our scheme can be applied to any next generation network. As home networks are no safe place, we apply Trusted Computing technology to prevent the abuse of identities, i.e., identity theft.

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Security in today’s home networks is neglected, WIFI security is the most prominent example. The security of the mechanism that controls access to a wlan is mainly dependent on the choice of the used shared key. The shared key itself causes limitations in usability, e.g. in the case …