A CONFERENCE KEY DISTRIBUTION-SYSTEM FOR THE STAR CONFIGURATION BASEDON THE DISCRETE LOGARITHM PROBLEM

Authors
HIROSE S IKEDA K
Citation
S. Hirose et K. Ikeda, A CONFERENCE KEY DISTRIBUTION-SYSTEM FOR THE STAR CONFIGURATION BASEDON THE DISCRETE LOGARITHM PROBLEM, Information processing letters, 62(4), 1997, pp. 189-192
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Information Science & Library Science","Computer Science Information Systems
Journal title
Information processing letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00200190
Volume
62
Issue
4
Year of publication
1997
Pages
189 - 192
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-0190(1997)62:4<189:ACKDFT>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A conference key distribution system for the star configuration is pro posed which is based on the discrete logarithm problem. In the protoco l of this system, one of the participants is a chairperson and every o ther participant communicates only with the chairperson. The proposed system has the following properties. (i) The number of the exchanged m essages is linear in that of the participants. (ii) It is not necessar y for every participant to verify that he shares a common conference k ey with other participants after the end of the protocol. (iii) Each p articipant can confirm the attendance of the other participants. (C) 1 997 Elsevier Science B.V.