Title :
Performance evaluation of a new hybrid encryption protocol for authentication and key distribution
Author :
El-Hadidi, M.T. ; Hegazi, N.H. ; Aslan, H.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Commun., Cairo Univ., Giza, Egypt
Abstract :
Performance evaluation of a new hybrid encryption protocol for authentication and key distribution is considered. The new protocol uses a hybrid of public and symmetric key cryptography to distribute Diffie-Hellman components. Queueing analysis is undertaken to numerically compare the new protocol and two other protocols used for authentication and key distribution: the Kerberos protocol and the authenticated Diffie-Hellman protocol. The results show that the new protocol has a fast response that far exceeds the authenticated Diffie-Hellman, and which can approach the response of the Kerberos protocol. At the same time, the new protocol is more secure than the Kerberos protocol
Keywords :
authorisation; message authentication; protocols; public key cryptography; queueing theory; Diffie-Hellman components; Kerberos protocol; authenticated Diffie-Hellman protocol; authentication; hybrid encryption protocol; key distribution; performance evaluation; public key cryptography; queueing analysis; response; security; symmetric key cryptography; Access protocols; Authentication; Computer networks; Cryptographic protocols; Cryptography; Electronic mail; Informatics; Protection; Queueing analysis; Samarium;
Conference_Titel :
Computers and Communications, 1999. Proceedings. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Red Sea
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0250-4
DOI :
10.1109/ISCC.1999.780753
