Mykil: a secure and highly available key management system for large group multicast

  • Authors:
  • J.-H. Huang;S. Mishra

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Colorado, Boulder, CO;University of Colorado, Boulder, CO

  • Venue:
  • International Journal of Computers and Applications
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

This paper describes the design, implementation and evaluation of Mykil, a new key management system for supporting secure group multicast. Mykil was developed on a combination of group-based hierarchy and key-based hierarchy systems for secure group key management. The advantages of Mykil include a fast and efficient rekeying operation for large group sizes, continuous availability of the key management service in a disconnected network environment, an ability to map group structure to the underlying network infrastructure, and support for user mobility and smaller, handheld devices. A prototype of Mykil has been implemented. The paper describes this implementation and reports on the performance measured.