Secure and fair auctions over ad hoc networks. (13th July 2007)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fourati, Alia; Al Agha, Khaldoun; Ben Ayed, Hella Kaffel
• Is Part Of: International journal of electronic business. Volume 5:Number 3(2007)
• Page Start: 276
• Page End: 293
• Publication Date: 2007-07-13
• Subjects: mobile commerce -- m-commerce -- auctions -- ad hoc networks -- threshold cryptography -- security -- fairness -- electronic business -- wireless networks -- mobile networks -- e-commerce -- electronic commerce -- e-business -- auction models; Electronic commerce -- Periodicals; 658.05467805
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1470-6067

Abstract

The emergence of new mobile and wireless networks, with novel capabilities, offers opportunities to widen traditional internet-based applications. In this paper, we focus on a famous and widely used e-commerce application: auctions, and propose their deployment over ad hoc networks. Actually, we specify here this auction model while assuring identified crucial requirements: security and fairness. Security services are provided through threshold cryptography mechanisms whereas fairness is provided through rounds duration calculation. We prove that such a novel mobile commerce application presents advantages with regard to conventional economic models. Evaluations present optimistic results promising a realisable deployment of our auction model.