Jansen, W.
and Korolev, V.
(2009),
A Location-Based Mechanism for Mobile Device Security, 2009 World Congress on Computer Science and Information Engineering
, Los Angeles, CA, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/CSIE.2009.719
(Accessed October 15, 2025)
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A Location-Based Mechanism for Mobile Device Security
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Author(s)
, Vlad Korolev
Abstract
While mobile handheld devices, such as cell phones and PDAs, provide productivity benefits, they also pose new risks. A vital safeguard against unauthorized access to a device s contents is authentication. This paper describes a location-based authentication mechanism that employs trusted servers called policy beacons, which are used to provide location data and control device behavior. Mobile devices determine their proximity to available policy beacons and upon validation assume the designated organizational policy. The mechanism is designed to take advantage of Bluetooth functionality built into many current handheld devices used in organizational settings.Proceedings Title
2009 World Congress on Computer Science and Information Engineering
Volume
1
Conference Dates
March 31-April 2, 2009
Conference Location
Los Angeles, CA
Pub Type
Conferences
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Keywords
authentication, mobile devices, proximity beacons
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Created March 31, 2009, Updated November 10, 2018