Research Article

On the Modelling of Context-Aware Security for Mobile Devices

Table 2

The list of main security attributes.

Integrity Prevention against improper information modification
Confidentiality Guarantee of only authorized information access and disclosure
Authentication This is the process of verifying or testing that the claimed identity is valid
Authorization Ensures that the requested activity or object access is possible given the rights and privileges assigned to the authenticated identity
Accountability Steps of protocols (access to services) are registered to restore past threats
Availability Ensuring timely and reliable access to services and data and use of information