Factors Impacting Key Management Effectiveness in Secured Wireless Networks

Abstract

The use of a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) offers a cryptographic solution that can overcome many, but not all, of the MANET security problems. One of the most critical aspects of a PKI system is how well it implements Key Management. Key Management deals with key generation, key storage, key distribution, key updating, key revocation, and certificate service in accordance with security policies over the lifecycle of the cryptography. The approach supported by traditional PKI works well in fixed wired networks, but it may not appropriate for MANET due to the lack of fixed infrastructure to support the PKI. This research seeks to identify best practices in securing networks which may be applied to new network architectures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA449584

Entities

People

  • Yongjoo Shin

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asymetric Encryption
  • Communication Channels
  • Computer Access Control
  • Computer Network Security
  • Computer Networks
  • Cryptography
  • Information Security
  • Mesh Networks
  • Network Architecture
  • Network Science
  • Network Topology
  • Secure Communications
  • Security Protocols
  • Sensor Networks
  • Wireless Communications
  • Wireless Networks
  • Wireless Sensor Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Government and Public Administration Law.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Cryptography