Efficient Multicast Key Management for Dynamic Army Tactical Networks

Abstract

Many of the applications vital to the Objective Force will rely on multicast and other forms of group communication using the wireless battlefield networks of Future Combat Systems. Achieving secure and survivable communications for these applications requires group key management techniques that meet the unique challenges of battlefield networks. These challenges include minimizing re-keying delay while maximizing re-keying reliability, minimizing energy consumption, etc. The techniques must also provide scalability, and minimize communication while conforming to key storage and processing constraints.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA432279

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  • Brian J. Matt

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Ad Hoc Networks
  • Agreements
  • Battlefields
  • Climate Change
  • Cryptography
  • Energy Consumption
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Information Security
  • Mesh Networks
  • Network Topology
  • Networks
  • Notation
  • Resilience
  • Security
  • Warfare

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  • Computer science

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  • Computer Networking
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.