Exploiting Pairing-Based Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) for Tactical Network Authentication

Abstract

Zero-knowledge proofs (ZKPs) are protocols that enable a prover to convince a verifier of the truth of a statement without leaking any other information. The main properties of ZKP include completeness, soundness and zero-knowledge. These features are correlated with each other, and together with the lighter computational requirements, makes zero-knowledge protocols very attractive in authentication service in airborne networks. Although useful, the non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs based on standard cryptographic assumptions used to be inefficient and not useful in practice. The use of pairing-based ZKP on elliptic curves can potentially enhance the security strength of the system. Besides these advantages, pairing-based ZKPs can also integrate smoothly with other pairing-based cryptographic schemes (e.g., identity-based encryption, pairing-based signatures, key agreement, and proxy re-encryption) making the combined schemes quite efficient.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA558415

Entities

People

  • Kui Ren

Organizations

  • Illinois Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Airborne
  • Asymetric Encryption
  • Authentication
  • Computer Access Control
  • Control Systems
  • Cryptography
  • Data Encryption
  • Entry Control Systems
  • Identities
  • Information Operations
  • Information Security
  • Security
  • Security Protocols
  • Standards
  • Tactical Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Mathematics

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  • Cybersecurity.
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Technology Areas

  • Space