Title :
From uncertainty to secrecy: A dynamic approach
Author :
Xiao, Sheng ; Gong, Weibo ; Towsley, Don
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
Abstract :
Uncertainty is the pseudonym for many unfavorable effects in both wired and wireless communications. When uncertainty presents itself, a receiver suffers from information loss and communication efficiency is limited. Moreover, an adversary eavesdropping on the communication also faces inevitable information loss. This information loss can be utilized by legitimate users for security purposes. In this paper, we introduce the framework of utilizing adversary´s information loss as a security measure. Moreover, we propose a set of light-weight algorithms to generate a series of hash values, namely dynamic secrets, from communication traffic and then apply dynamic secrets to secure the communications.
Keywords :
cryptography; telecommunication security; telecommunication traffic; communication efficiency; communication security; communication traffic; hash values; light-weight algorithm; pseudonym; security purpose; wireless communication; Algorithm design and analysis; Cryptography; Heuristic algorithms; Silicon; Uncertainty; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Signals, Systems and Computers (ASILOMAR), 2010 Conference Record of the Forty Fourth Asilomar Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pacific Grove, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9722-5
DOI :
10.1109/ACSSC.2010.5757462