Secure Multicast Protocols for Group Communication

Abstract

This final report for this project focuses on: Design and implementation of the Secure Group message ordering and group membership protocols, which are derived from our previous Trans/Total protocols. Design and implementation of the Secure Ring message ordering and group membership protocols, which are derived from our previous Totem single-ring protocols. Experimentation with the FORTEZZA card, the Cryptoki interface, and the Cryptolib software. Development of a system, called the Immune System, that combines the Secure Ring Protocols with the replication manager and majority voting algorithms of Eternal System (also funded by DARPA). Understanding the problem of achieving consensus (which underlies the message ordering and group membership algorithms of group communication systems) for environments that are subject to Byzantine (arbitrary) faults and malicious attacks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA393028

Entities

People

  • Louise E. Moser
  • P. M. Melliar-smith

Organizations

  • University of California, Santa Barbara

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Algorithms
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Science
  • Cybersecurity
  • Detectors
  • Distributed Computing
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Fault Tolerance
  • Immune System
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Local Area Networks
  • Network Protocols

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Computer Networking
  • Cybersecurity.