Identity-based secure collaboration in wireless ad hoc networks
Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking
Peer collaboration in wireless ad hoc networks
NETWORKING'05 Proceedings of the 4th IFIP-TC6 international conference on Networking Technologies, Services, and Protocols; Performance of Computer and Communication Networks; Mobile and Wireless Communication Systems
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Distributed systems require the ability to communicatesecurely with other computers in the network.To accomplish this, most systems use key managementschemes that require prior knowledge of publickeys associated with critical nodes. In large, dynamic,anonymous systems, this key sharing method is not viable.Scribe is a method for efficient key managementinside a distributed system that uses identity based encryption(IBE). Public resources in a network are addressableby unique identifiers. Using this identifier asa public key, other entities are able to securely accessthat resource. We evaluate key distribution schemesinside Scribe and provide recommendations for practicalimplementation to allow for secure, efficient, authenticatedcommunication inside a distributed system.