Using audio in secure device pairing

Michael T. Goodrich, Michael Sirivianos, John Solis, Claudio Soriente, Gene Tsudik, Ersin Uzun
2009 International Journal of Security and Networks (IJSN)  
Secure pairing of electronic devices is an important issue that must be addressed in many contexts. In the absence of prior security context, the need to involve the user in the pairing process is a prominent challenge. In this paper, we investigate the use of the audio channel for human-assisted device pairing. Fist we assume a common (insecure) wireless channel between devices. We then obviate the assumption of a pre-existing common channel with a single-channel device pairing approach only
more » ... sed on audio. Both approaches are applicable to a wide range of devices and place light burden on the user.
doi:10.1504/ijsn.2009.023426 fatcat:tx22bc6e6vevfkpbxojd6mcrdm