Title :
Secret key sharing by means of reconfigurable antenna systems
Author :
Pinchera, Daniele ; Migliore, Marco Donald
Author_Institution :
DIEI, Univ. of Cassino & Southern Lazio, Cassino, Italy
Abstract :
We focus on the extraction and sharing of a secret key between wireless terminals, by means of the measurement of the characteristics of the common wireless channel. In particular, we show that it is possible to increase the length of the shared key with a limited number of transceivers, and a significant reduction in the overall system complexity, using reconfigurable antenna systems.
Keywords :
MIMO communication; antenna arrays; private key cryptography; wireless channels; common wireless channel; overall system complexity; reconfigurable antenna systems; secret key sharing; transceivers; wireless terminals; Communication system security; Loaded antennas; MIMO; Receiving antennas; Wireless communication; Antenna Arrays; Cryptography; MIMO systems; Security; Wireless Propagation;
Conference_Titel :
Security Technology (ICCST), 2014 International Carnahan Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-3530-7
DOI :
10.1109/CCST.2014.6986989
