Security architecture for wireless residential networks

Abstract

Adoption of residential networking is expected to accelerate in the next few years with wireless networking being by far the most popular technology because of its attractive features, such as ease of use. However, easy access to the transmitted information and the heterogeneity of devices on the network result in security problems since the devices have diverse security requirements and employ a variety of protocols. In this paper, we provide an overview of security issues in wireless residential networks and suggest a security architecture based on a classification of security services, containment and algorithm agility.