Decentralized group key management for dynamic networks using proxy cryptography

Junbeom Hur, Youngjoo Shin, Hyunsoo Yoon

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18 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Decentralized group key management mechanisms offer beneficial solutions to enhance the scalability and reliability of a secure multicast framework by confining the impact of a membership change in a local area. However, many of the previous decentralized solutions reveal the plaintext to the intermediate relaying proxies, or require the key distribution center to coordinate secure group communications between subgroups. In this study, we propose a decentralized group key management scheme that features a mechanism allowing a service provider to deliver the group key to valid members in a distributed manner using the proxy cryptography. In the proposed scheme, the key distribution center is eliminated while data confidentiality of the transmitted message is provided during the message delivery process. The proposed scheme can support a secure group communication in dynamic network environments where there is no trusted central controller for the whole network and the network topology changes frequently.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationQ2SWinet'07
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the Third ACM Workshop on Q2S and Security for Wireless and Mobile Networks
Pages123-129
Number of pages7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
EventQ2SWinet'07: 3rd ACM Workshop on Q2S and Security for Wireless and Mobile Networks - Chania, Crete Island, Greece
Duration: 2007 Oct 222007 Oct 22

Publication series

NameQ2SWinet'07: Proceedings of the Third ACM Workshop on Q2S and Security for Wireless and Mobile Networks

Conference

ConferenceQ2SWinet'07: 3rd ACM Workshop on Q2S and Security for Wireless and Mobile Networks
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityChania, Crete Island
Period07/10/2207/10/22

Keywords

  • Group key management
  • Proxy cryptography
  • Secure multicast

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Software
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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