Host Identity Protocol (HIP): Towards the Secure Mobile Internet (Wiley Series on Communications Networking & Distributed Systems) by Andrei Gurtov

One of the first books on Host Identity Protocol (HIP), a new basis for the secure mobile internet, this book provides a comprehensive introduction to the key features of HIP including architectural overview, base exchange and IPsec encapsulation. It discusses the applications of HIP (Mobile VPN, single sign on WLAN, HIP aware firewall) and contains practical advice, real world case studies and a step - by - step guide to installing, downloading and experimenting with HIP. The book also contains examples of a real-world case study, describing HIPs deployment in a wireless testbed on a Boeing airplane factory. Outlines the problems that the current Internet faces and provides the motivation for HIP. Describes the core parts of the HIP protocols Explains extensions to the HIP protocol that enable host mobility and multi-homing. Describes extensions to the Internet infrastructure that enable wide-scale HIP deployment. Covers how HIP can be gradually deployed on the readers own computers and what the benefits are. Explains several applications that are likely the first utilizes of HIP. Provides an overview of current standardization status, future directions for HIP and related development activities.

Author: Andrei Gurtov

Language: English

Edition: 1

Binding: Hardcover

Pages: 332

Publisher: Wiley

Publication Date: 2008-07-28