Title :
Key Pre-Distribution Using MDS Codes in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
Author :
Al-Shurman, Mohammad ; Yoo, Seong-Moo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Alabama Univ., Huntsville, AL
Abstract :
In this paper, we propose a new key management system in mobile ad hoc networks based on maximum distance separable (MDS) codes to satisfy cover-free family (CFF) properties. The main idea in the proposed scheme is to use a global MDS code to generate node key chains
Keywords :
ad hoc networks; combinatorial mathematics; cryptography; matrix algebra; mobile computing; MDS codes; cover-free family properties; key management system; maximum distance separable codes; mobile ad hoc networks; node key chain generation; Computer network management; Cryptography; Encoding; Equations; Intelligent networks; Mobile ad hoc networks; Network servers; Reed-Solomon codes; Symmetric matrices;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology: New Generations, 2006. ITNG 2006. Third International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2497-4
DOI :
10.1109/ITNG.2006.85
