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An efficient group key management protocol using code for key calculation: CKC

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This paper presents a new group key management protocol, CKC (Code for Key Calculation) for secure IP multicast. In this protocol which is based on logical key hierarchy, only the group key needs to be sent to new member at join. Then, using the group key current members and the new member calculate the necessary keys by node codes and one-way hash function. A node code is a random number assigned to each node to help users calculate necessary keys. Again, at leave server just sends the new group key to the remaining members. By this key, members calculate necessary keys using node codes and one-way hash function. The security of the keys is based on one-wayness of hash function. The results show that CKC reduces computational and communication overhead, and message size largely at join without increasing them at leave.

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  1. Dept. of Information Technology Engineering, School of Science and Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, International Campus, Kish Island, Hormozgan, Iran

    Melisa Hajyvahabzadeh, Elina Eidkhani, Seyedeh Anahita Mortazavi & Alireza Nemaney Pour

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Hajyvahabzadeh, M., Eidkhani, E., Mortazavi, S.A. et al. An efficient group key management protocol using code for key calculation: CKC. Telecommun Syst 51, 115–123 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11235-011-9421-8

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