Title :
Identity-based information security management system for personal computer networks
Author :
Okamoto, Eiji ; Tanaka, Kazue
Author_Institution :
NEC Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
A network information security management system which authenticates and/or encrypts messages is proposed. Both authentication and key distribution are executed in a simple scheme. Once the system is set up, the transactions are done independently by the users involved, yet the amount of information that users must keep is small. The experimental implementation of the system on a personal computer network, using IC cards (smart cards) and digital signal processors, is described. The signal processors shorten calculation time and make the concept practical.<>
Keywords :
computer networks; security of data; digital signal processors; identity-based authentication system; information security management system; key distribution; message encryption; personal computer network; smart cards; Authentication; Cryptography; Digital integrated circuits; Digital signal processors; Identity management systems; Identity-based encryption; Information management; Information security; Microcomputers; Smart cards;
Journal_Title :
Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Journal on
