Refined Method for Choosing a Security Solution for Mobile Application – Web Service Interactions

Authors

  • Silvia Trif Bucharest University of Economic Studies
  • Adrian Visoiu Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Keywords:

mobile applications, WCF, security characteristics, web service, security scenarios, refinement

Abstract

This paper aims to present a refined algorithm for choosing the appropriate security implementation for mobile applications connecting to web services. Common security scenarios are presented. Each scenario has several characteristics associated. The correlations between these security scenarios characteristics are computed and selected only the characteristics that are less correlated. The proposed algorithm inventories the available scenarios, inventories the requirements and selects the security scenario that match. A case study applies the proposed method to a situation where a WP7 application and a WCF service are interacting. Security scenarios for WCF services and their characteristics are described. Application security requirements are established. A security solution is proposed based on the results of the proposed method.

Author Biographies

Silvia Trif, Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Department of Economic Informatics and Cybernetics

Adrian Visoiu, Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Department of Economic Informatics and Cybernetics

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JMEDS, Vol. 3, No. 4, December 30, 2011

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Published

2011-12-30

How to Cite

Trif, S., & Visoiu, A. (2011). Refined Method for Choosing a Security Solution for Mobile Application – Web Service Interactions. Journal of Mobile, Embedded and Distributed Systems, 3(4), 178-185. Retrieved from http://jmeds.eu/index.php/jmeds/article/view/48

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Vol. 3 No. 4 (2011): Insights on Mobile and Distributed Solutions

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