Motorola Wireless Broadband Platform - Manual (Page 2)

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Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 1
Why Are Security Measures Necessary? ............................................................................ 1
Clear Text Transmissions ............................................................................................... 1
Passive Monitoring ......................................................................................................... 2
End-to-End Security ........................................................................................................ 2
Security Features of the Canopy System ............................................................................ 2
Canopy’s Proprietary Protocol ........................................................................................ 3
Authentication ................................................................................................................. 3
Key Management ............................................................................................................ 4
Encryption ....................................................................................................................... 5
Data Encryption Standard (DES) ................................................................................ 5
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) ....................................................................... 6
Summary ............................................................................................................................. 8
List of Tables
Table 1. The Authentication Process ................................................................................. 4
Table 2. Canopy Key Management .................................................................................... 4
Table 3. Methods of Encryption and Their Associated Keys ............................................. 7