Vehicular social networks (VSNs), viewed as the integration of traditional vehicular networks
and social networks, are promising communication platforms based on the development of …

Every physical data center is located somewhere on the globe. A cloud service can be
delivered from a set of data centers in several locations, depending on their workload …

Wireless, satellite, and mobile networks are increasingly used in application scenarios to
provide advanced services to mobile or nomadic devices. For example, to authenticate …

We introduce the first known mechanism providing realtime server location verification. Its
uses include enhancing server authentication by enabling browsers to automatically …

Motivated by the weaknesses of today's TLS public-key infrastructure (PKI), recent studies
have proposed numerous enhancements to fortify the PKI ecosystem. Deploying one …

Cloud computing provides different types of services deployed in different models; thus, its
security has become a paramount concern in the IT field. In this paper, a conceptual …

Every cloud data center has a geographical location, which is known to, at least, its owner.
Still, it is a challenge for a cloud customer to discover indisputably the location of the data …

Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a de facto standard for secure communication over the
Internet and other critical infrastructures. The trust model deployed in the TLS is based on …

Authenticating websites is an ongoing problem for users. Recent proposals have suggested
strengthening current server authentication methods by incorporating website location as a …

Web applications have become one of the most common ways of providing access to online
information and services. People use their desktop or mobile browsers to surf the web and …