Efficient Transmission of DoD PKI Certificates in Tactical Networks

Abstract

In tactical networks, transmission of DoD PKI digital certificates can create unnecessary burden on low-bandwidth links, increase response time for users, and drain radio power. In this paper we present a simple and practical approach to alleviating this problem. We develop a DoD PKI-specific compression dictionary that can be used to prime general purpose compression of certificates, resulting in a significant reduction of certificate sizes. We evaluate this approach using a sizable and diverse dataset of real DoD PKI certificates. Our evaluation suggests that the transmission and storage sizes of DoD PIG certificates can be reliably reduced by about 50%.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA534405

Entities

People

  • Dan Utin
  • Roger I. Khazan
  • Sean R. O'melia

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Algorithms
  • Coast Guard
  • Compression
  • Data Compression
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Infrastructure
  • Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
  • Network Centric Warfare
  • Networks
  • Operating Systems
  • Reliability
  • Security
  • Tactical Networks
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Programming and Software Development.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Systems Analysis and Design