Title :
A distributed threshold signature algorithm on canon of probability
Author :
Li, Feng ; Yu, Nenghai ; Xiang, Xiaoyan ; Zheng, Yufeng
Author_Institution :
Inf. Process. Center, Univ. of Sci. & Technol. of China, Hefei, China
fDate :
29 Aug.-1 Sept. 2004
Abstract :
In a nonsecurity network, threshold signature is used for distributing keys for KDC (key distribution center), which can improve the security of KDC and avoid single-point invalidation. But the traditional threshold signature does not take into account the actual environments of networks; it simply assumes that every server composing KDC has an equal status, but it is not the truth. This paper tries to correct this fault and provides a new way to configure those servers. The core idea is to add a parameter probability weight to every server. It can reflect the security rank and capability (also some other factors) of the corresponding server. This new transaction fits better in complex network environments; it also improves the capability of detecting intrusion from another perspective.
Keywords :
digital signatures; distributed algorithms; network servers; probability; public key cryptography; telecommunication security; KDC; distributed threshold signature algorithm; key distribution center; network server; nonsecurity network; parameter probability weight; threshold signature; Ad hoc networks; Complex networks; Electronic mail; Information processing; Information security; Intrusion detection; Lakes; Network servers; Probability; Public key;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 2004 and the 5th International Symposium on Multi-Dimensional Mobile Communications Proceedings. The 2004 Joint Conference of the 10th Asia-Pacific Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8601-9
DOI :
10.1109/APCC.2004.1391772