Securing Communication of Dynamic Groups in Dynamic Network-Centric Environments
Khazan,Roger
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
McLain,Cynthia
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Figueiredo,Robert
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Cunningham,Robert
MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Canetti,Ran
IBM T.J.Watson Research Center
Primary Topic/Subtopic/Session Name: 7. Wireless Technologies / e. Security / ii. Network Security.
(Also: 2. Network Management / f. Black Core)
Abstract:
We developed a new approach and designed a practical solution for securing communication of dynamic groups in dynamic network-centric environments, such as airborne and terrestrial on-the-move networks. The solution is called Public Key Group Encryption (PKGE).
In this paper, we define the problem of group encryption, motivate the need for decentralized group encryption services, and explain our vision for designing such services. We then describe our solution, PKGE, at a high-level, and report on the prototype implementation, performance experiments, and a demonstration of our prototype with GAIM/Jabber chat.
Dr. Roger Khazan earned Master of Science (1998) and Ph.D. (2002) degrees
from MIT in the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
While a graduate student, Dr. Khazan conducted research in the area of
fault-tolerant distributed algorithms and systems, with a specific focus on
multi-party communication protocols and applications that exhibit high
performance, availability, reliability, and scalability characteristics.
Dr. Khazan joined the MIT Lincoln
Laboratory in 2002, where he is currently conducting research in the areas
of Secure and Robust Communications in Dynamic Networks.
Dr. Khazan regularly serves on the Program Committees of IEEE and ACM
computer conferences. He is a member of The Scientific Research Society,
Sigma Xi.