Title :
Distributed Private Key Generation for Identity Based Cryptosystems in Ad Hoc Networks
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Infocomm Res., A*STAR, Singapore, Singapore
fDate :
2/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Identity Based Cryptography (IBC) has the advantage that no public key certification is needed when used in a mobile ad hoc network (MANET). This is especially useful when bi-directional channels do not exist in a MANET. However, IBC normally needs a centralized server for issuing private keys for different identities. We give a protocol distributing this task among all users, thus eliminating the need of a centralized server in IBC for use in MANETs.
Keywords :
cryptographic protocols; mobile ad hoc networks; private key cryptography; telecommunication security; wireless channels; IBC; MANET; bidirectional channels; distributed private key generation; identity based cryptosystems; mobile ad hoc network; protocol; Generators; Mobile ad hoc networks; Public key; Servers; Identity based cryptosystems; MANET; distributed key generation; entity authentication; verifiable secret sharing;
Journal_Title :
Wireless Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/WCL.2012.120211.110130
