Security for Ubiquitous Computing

aeo Ubiquitous computing refers to computers embedded in everyday devices communicating with each other over ad--hoc wireless networks aeo Focuses on two very hot topics: ad--hoc wireless networking and security aeo Covers security issues for well--established and widely used technologies such as GSM, Bluetooth, and IP aeo Presents a framework to make sense of the many and varied issues at stake, a taxonomy of the major problems and in--depth discussion of some specific, cutting--edge solutions aeo Includes a primer on security and the basics of cryptography aeo Describes the security issues in "peer--to--peer networking," a new technology that is gaining prominence in the media with applications such as Napster and ICQ Chat