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An anonymous e-rental protocol based on ID-based cryptography and NFC

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Most e-rental services require customers to register sensitive information, which gives malicious service providers a good opportunity to launch social engineering attacks, or to use data mining techniques collecting and analyzing customers’ information or rental preferences. Therefore, we propose an anonymous e-rental protocol based on ID-based cryptography and near field communication technology, with particular focus on vehicle rentals. Our contributions include: (1) Anonymity. Users’ real identity is hidden from the rental service providers. (2) Unlinkability. Rental service providers cannot find the relation between two rental records. (3) Traceability. As full anonymity is not always desirable, traceability allows disclosure of a malicious user’s identity, whereas other users’ privacy remains unviolated. Rental service providers can request TTP to reveal users’ identity with a legal warrant. (4) Flexibility. Users choose their preferred service providers and vehicles. (5) Anonymous payment. Rental service providers cannot associate users’ identity with the financial transactions.

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  1. Department of Information and Telecommunications Engineering, Ming Chuan University, 5 De-Ming Road, Gui-Shan District, Taoyuan , 33348, Taiwan

    Jia Ning Luo

  2. Department of Information & Computer Science, Chung Yuan Christian University, 200 Chung Pei Road, Chung Li City, Taoyuan, 32023, Taiwan

    Ming Hour Yang

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Luo, J.N., Yang, M.H. An anonymous e-rental protocol based on ID-based cryptography and NFC. J Supercomput 70, 31–53 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11227-013-1051-3

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