Research Article
ProVer: A Secure System for the Provision of Verified Location Information
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-12607-9_27, author={Michelle Graham and David Gray}, title={ProVer: A Secure System for the Provision of Verified Location Information}, proceedings={1st International ICST Workshop on Innovative Mobile User Interactivity}, proceedings_a={IMUI}, year={2012}, month={10}, keywords={}, doi={10.1007/978-3-642-12607-9_27} }- Michelle Graham
David Gray
Year: 2012
ProVer: A Secure System for the Provision of Verified Location Information
IMUI
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12607-9_27
Abstract
With location becoming one of the few key pieces of context regarding a user and services springing up to take advantage of this, location verification is an increasingly important system aspect, allowing these services to trust in a device’s supplied location. We propose to remove the burden of providing this feature from Location Based Services (LBS) through the introduction of ProVer, a system to provide verified location information regarding any mobile user employing a wireless device. ProVer does not rely on a pre-existing infrastructure to verify a device’s location but instead employs evidence from neighbouring devices to confirm a specific device’s presence, allowing almost unlimited reach in the system’s coverage. ProVer also ensures a device’s personal information, such as identity and location, remain private and secure, allowing devices to participate in the system with confidence.