Abstract
The increasing technical capabilities of mobile phones have resulted in several mobile payment (m-payment) methods being proposed. Handsets like smartphones provide powerful computation capability that allow applications
such as m-payment transactions to become more secure and intuitive to users.
Near Field Communication (NFC) technology has been considered as a potential killer technology that will greatly impact the way mobile devices are used.
NFC is a short range wireless communication interface that allows the integration of a mobile device into existing contactless infrastructures. It offers the potential for advanced cryptographic calculations for security protection, with the convenience of mobile phone usage. Within this thesis, a number of existing technologies are introduced and used in conjunction with NFC.
NFC enhances a range of applications such as contactless payment, ticketing,
transportation, user identification, and data access. Three different kinds of
m-payment systems are proposed in this thesis, all of which are principally
Mobile Network Operator (MNO) centric rather than based around a con-
ventional Bank Issuer. The research focus is on achieving secure payment
transactions and user authentication within a conventional merchant paymen-
t environment. The proposed solutions exploit different existing technologies
such as Second-Generation wireless telephone technology(2G), Third-
Generation wireless telephone technology (3G), and Citizen Identity
Cards and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) combined with NFC to pro-
vide strong security and ease of use.
An important design goal was to re-use as much as possible of the existing
mobile technology security so that the proposed solutions could be readily
implemented into current Infrastructure, and provide secure, manageable, scalable and ubiquitous m-payment services.
This thesis describes the critical technologies and then presents the design and
analysis of the proposed m-payment solutions.
such as m-payment transactions to become more secure and intuitive to users.
Near Field Communication (NFC) technology has been considered as a potential killer technology that will greatly impact the way mobile devices are used.
NFC is a short range wireless communication interface that allows the integration of a mobile device into existing contactless infrastructures. It offers the potential for advanced cryptographic calculations for security protection, with the convenience of mobile phone usage. Within this thesis, a number of existing technologies are introduced and used in conjunction with NFC.
NFC enhances a range of applications such as contactless payment, ticketing,
transportation, user identification, and data access. Three different kinds of
m-payment systems are proposed in this thesis, all of which are principally
Mobile Network Operator (MNO) centric rather than based around a con-
ventional Bank Issuer. The research focus is on achieving secure payment
transactions and user authentication within a conventional merchant paymen-
t environment. The proposed solutions exploit different existing technologies
such as Second-Generation wireless telephone technology(2G), Third-
Generation wireless telephone technology (3G), and Citizen Identity
Cards and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) combined with NFC to pro-
vide strong security and ease of use.
An important design goal was to re-use as much as possible of the existing
mobile technology security so that the proposed solutions could be readily
implemented into current Infrastructure, and provide secure, manageable, scalable and ubiquitous m-payment services.
This thesis describes the critical technologies and then presents the design and
analysis of the proposed m-payment solutions.
| Original language | English |
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| Qualification | Ph.D. |
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| Award date | 1 Jun 2013 |
| Publication status | Unpublished - 2013 |
Keywords
- near field communication
- mobile payment system
- citizen digital certificate
- NFC mobile payment