Publication Type
Conference Proceeding Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
10-2003
Abstract
Mobile ad hoc networks offer convenient infrastructureless communications over the shared wireless channel. However, the nature of mobile ad hoc networks makes them vulnerable to security attacks, such as passive eavesdropping over the wireless channel and denial of service attacks by malicious nodes. To ensure the security, several cryptography protocols are implemented. Due to the resource scarcity in mobile ad hoc networks, the protocols must be communication efficient and need as less computational power as possible. Broadcast communication is an important operation for many application in mobile ad hoc networks. To securely broadcast a message, all the members in the network need share a group key so that they can use efficient symmetric encryption, such as DES and AES. Several group key management protocols have been proposed. However, not all of them are communication efficient when applied to mobile ad hoc networks. In this paper, we propose a hierarchical key agreement protocol that is communication efficient to mobile ad hoc networks. We also show how to manage the group efficiently in a mobile environment.
Keywords
Mobile ad hoc networks, Key agreement, Hierarchical, Security, Attack, Mobile communication, Encryption, Mobile computing, Cellular radio, Data broadcast, Denial of service, Safety, Wireless telecommunication, Ad hoc network, Mobile radiocommunication, Communication network, Transmission protocol, Public key cryptography
Discipline
Information Security
Research Areas
Cybersecurity
Publication
Applied Cryptography and Network Security: First International Conference, ACNS 2003, Kunming, China, October 16-19: Proceedings
Volume
2846
First Page
343
Last Page
356
ISBN
9783540452034
Identifier
10.1007/978-3-540-45203-4_27
Publisher
Springer
City or Country
Berlin
Citation
YAO, Gang; REN, Kui; BAO, Feng; DENG, Robert H.; and FENG, Dengguo.
Making the Key Agreement Protocol in Mobile ad hoc Network More Efficient. (2003). Applied Cryptography and Network Security: First International Conference, ACNS 2003, Kunming, China, October 16-19: Proceedings. 2846, 343-356.
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Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45203-4_27