A hierarchical key agreement protocol for WMNs

作者：Chen Jianping^*; Yu Bo; Gu Xiang

来源：Journal of Tsinghua University(Science and Technology), 2012, 52(SUPPL.1): 108-111+115.

• Communication efficiency
• Development and applications
• Hierarchical key agreement
• Hierarchical structures
• Id-based public key cryptographies
• Key agreement protocol
• Key chain
• Wireless Mesh networks (WMNs)

New requirements for the key agreement protocol are needed due to the development and application of wireless mesh networks (WMNs). A hierarchical design scheme for the key agreement protocol was developed based on the features of the WMNs network where the MAP is fixed and STA is mobile. At the MAP layer, the MAP points are divided into groups with the ID-based public key cryptography (ID_PKC) used to generate the group session keys. At the STA layer, when the STA switches to another MAP point in the group, the one-way hash key chain is used to accomplish the access authorization and key agreement process. On the premise of ensuring security, this scheme simplifies the access authorization and key agreement process, with the time delay reduced and with the communication efficiency and quality improved.

• 出版日期2012
• 单位南京邮电大学