Dutta, Ratna and Dowling, Thomas (2009) Secure and Efficient Group Key Agreements for Cluster Based Networks. Transactions on Computational Science IV. pp. 87-117. ISSN 978-3-642-01003-3
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Abstract
Ad hoc wireless networks offer anytime-anywhere networking
services for infrastructure-free communication over the shared wireless
medium. The proliferation of portable devices and ad hoc networks
have led to the need for security services. This is illustrated daily in
the media with reports of wireless network vulnerabilities. In this setting,
secure group key agreement and efficient group key management
are considered challenging tasks from both an algorithmic and computational
point of view due to resource constraint in wireless networks.
In this article, we present two dynamically efficient authenticated group
key agreement protocols by reflecting ad hoc networks in a topology composed
by a set of clusters. We analyse the complexity of the schemes and
differentiate between the two approaches based on performance in a wireless
setting. The proposed protocols avoid the use of a trusted third party
(TTP) or a central authority, eliminating a single point attack. They allow
easy addition and removal of nodes, and achieve better performance
in comparison with the existing cluster based key agreements. Additionally,
our proposed schemes are supported by sound security analysis in
formal security models under standard cryptographic assumptions.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | secure; efficient; group; key agreements; cluster; based; networks; |
| Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Computer Science |
| Item ID: | 20909 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1007/978-3-642-01004-0_6 |
| Depositing User: | IR Editor |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Dec 2025 12:18 |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Transactions on Computational Science IV |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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