Title :
Shared RSA key generation in a mobile ad hoc network
Author :
Lehane, B. ; Doyle, L. ; O´Mahony, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Trinity Coll., Dublin, Ireland
Abstract :
The use of a threshold certificate authority to provide cryptographic key management in mobile ad hoc networks has been suggested in the literature. We have designed and implemented such a key management service for our ad hoc networking test bed. In this paper we describe our use of distributed shared RSA key generation techniques to create a threshold certificate authority ´from scratch´. Our goal is to create a scaleable key management solution, which does not rely on prior infrastructure for its inception, and as such is formed in a truly ad hoc manner, compatible with the formation of the network itself.
Keywords :
ad hoc networks; authorisation; mobile radio; public key cryptography; telecommunication network management; cryptographic key management; mobile ad hoc network; scaleable key management solution; shared RSA key generation; threshold certificate authority; Ad hoc networks; Aerospace materials; Computer network management; Infrared detectors; Intelligent networks; Mobile ad hoc networks; Protocols; Public key; Public key cryptography; Research and development management;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference, 2003. MILCOM '03. 2003 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8140-8
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.2003.1290217
