Title :
Secure Bootstrapping of Distributed Hash Tables in Dynamic Wireless Networks
Author :
Cheng, Lin ; Jean, K. ; Ocampo, Robert ; Galis, Alex ; Kersch, P. ; Szabo, Roland
Author_Institution :
Univ. Coll. London, London
Abstract :
Existing research work on Distributed Hash Tables (DHTs) assume that, prior to actually establishing a DHT, large number potential member nodes would come together at one point and at one place, and would all agree on the characteristics of the DHT to-be-established. This paper presents DHT bootstrapping, which is a novel approach to enable secure, efficient and scalable deployment of DHTs in wireless networks, in particular in wireless networks with time-varying topology. Our solution is not restricted to a particular type of DHT implementation.
Keywords :
cryptography; radio networks; table lookup; DHT; distributed hash tables; secure bootstrapping; time-varying topology; wireless networks; Ad hoc networks; Communication system security; Communications Society; Context-aware services; Large-scale systems; Peer to peer computing; Routing protocols; Scalability; Wireless application protocol; Wireless networks;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 2007. ICC '07. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Glasgow
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0353-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.2007.319
