摘要:
Techniques are disclosed for discovering security associations formed in communication environments. For example, a method for forming a discoverable security association between a first computing device (e.g., a first client) and a second computing device (e.g., a second client) comprises the following steps. The first computing device is provided with a seed that is used by the first computing device to generate a secret that is used by the first computing device to compute a key for use in securing communications with the second computing device. The secret is re-computable based on knowledge of the seed and the key is re-computable based on knowledge of the secret such that a third computing device (e.g., an intercepting server) can use the re-computed key to intercept communications between the first computing device and the second computing device unbeknownst to the first computing device and the second computing device. By way of example, the key may be a result of an identity based authenticated key exchange.
摘要:
An automated security provisioning protocol is provided for wide area network communication devices in an open device environment, such as cellular communication devices in a machine-to-machine (M2M) environment. For example, a method for performing a security provisioning protocol between a first communication device and a second communication device over at least one wide area communication network comprises the following steps from the perspective of the first communication device. The first communication device automatically uses access information not previously provisioned in the wide area communication network to gain access to the wide area communication network for an initial purpose of communicating with the second communication device. The first communication device, upon gaining access to the wide area communication network, automatically performs an authenticated key exchange operation with the second communication device over the wide area communication network and establishes a secure communication key as a result of the authenticated key exchange operation for subsequent use by the first communication device for secure communications. The wide area communication network is operated by a first entity and the second communication device is operated by a second entity.
摘要:
Techniques are disclosed for discovering security associations formed in communication environments. For example, a method for forming a discoverable security association between a first computing device (e.g., a first client) and a second computing device (e.g., a second client) comprises the following steps. The first computing device is provided with a seed that is used by the first computing device to generate a secret that is used by the first computing device to compute a key for use in securing communications with the second computing device. The secret is re-computable based on knowledge of the seed and the key is re-computable based on knowledge of the secret such that a third computing device (e.g., an intercepting server) can use the re-computed key to intercept communications between the first computing device and the second computing device unbeknownst to the first computing device and the second computing device. By way of example, the key may be a result of an identity based authenticated key exchange.
摘要:
In one embodiment, a method of the invention has the steps of: (A) establishing an access-layer security association (SA) between a mobile node (MN) and an authentication authorization accounting (AAA) server; (B) deriving a secondary key from an extended master session key (EMSK) corresponding to the access-layer SA; (C) providing the secondary key to a home agent; and (D) based on the secondary key, establishing an SA corresponding to an Open System Interconnection (OSI) layer higher than the access layer for securing communications between the home agent and a selected network node. In various embodiments, the selected network node can be (i) the MN, (ii) a proxy node configured on behalf of the MN, or (iii) a proxy node configured on behalf of the home agent.
摘要:
A key agreement protocol between a first party and a second party comprises the following steps from the first party perspective. An encrypted first random key component is directed to the second party, the first random key component having been computed at the first party and encrypted using a public key of the second party in accordance with an identity based encryption operation. An encrypted second random key component corresponding to the second party is received. The encrypted second random key component is decrypted using a private key of the first party. A session key for use in subsequent communications between the first party and the second party is computed based at least in part on the second random key component.
摘要:
A key agreement protocol between a first party and a second party comprises the following steps from the first party perspective. An encrypted first random key component is sent to the second party, the first random key component being encrypted using a public key of the second party in accordance with an identity based encryption operation. An encrypted random key component pair is received from the second party, the random key component pair being formed from the first random key component and a second random key component computed at the second party, and encrypted at the second party using a public key of the first party in accordance with the identity based encryption operation. The second random key component, in encrypted form, is sent to the second party, the second random key component being encrypted using the public key of the second party. A key for use in subsequent communications between the first party and the second party is computable at the first party based on the second random key component. The key may be computed at the second party based on the first random key component.
摘要:
A method for managing a conference between two or more parties comprises an identity based authenticated key exchange between a conference management element and each of the two or more parties seeking to participate in the conference. Messages exchanged between the conference management element and the two or more parties are encrypted based on respective identities of recipients of the messages. The method comprises the conference management element receiving from each party a random group key component. The random group key component is computed by each party based on a random number used by the party during the key authentication operation and random key components computed by a subset of others of the two or more parties seeking to participate in the conference. The conference management element sends to each party the random group key components computed by the parties such that each party can compute the same group key.
摘要:
Principles of the invention provide one or more secure key management protocols for use in communication environments such as a media plane of a multimedia communication system. For example, a method for performing an authenticated key agreement protocol, in accordance with a multimedia communication system, between a first party and a second party comprises, at the first party, the following steps. Note that encryption/decryption is performed in accordance with an identity based encryption operation. At least one private key for the first party is obtained from a key service. A first message comprising an encrypted first random key component is sent from the first party to the second party, the first random key component having been computed at the first party, and the first message having been encrypted using a public key of the second party. A second message comprising an encrypted random key component pair is received at the first party from the second party, the random key component pair having been formed from the first random key component and a second random key component computed at the second party, and the second message having been encrypted at the second party using a public key of the first party. The second message is decrypted by the first party using the private key obtained by the first party from the key service to obtain the second random key component. A third message comprising the second random key component is sent from the first party to the second party, the third message having been encrypted using the public key of the second party. The first party computes a secure key based on the second random key component, the secure key being used for conducting at least one call session with the second party via a media plane of the multimedia communication system.
摘要:
A key agreement protocol between a first party and a second party comprises the following steps from the first party perspective. An encrypted first random key component is sent to the second party, the first random key component being encrypted using a public key of the second party in accordance with an identity based encryption operation. An encrypted random key component pair is received from the second party, the random key component pair being formed from the first random key component and a second random key component computed at the second party, and encrypted at the second party using a public key of the first party in accordance with the identity based encryption operation. The second random key component, in encrypted form, is sent to the second party, the second random key component being encrypted using the public key of the second party. A key for use in subsequent communications between the first party and the second party is computable at the first party based on the second random key component. The key may be computed at the second party based on the first random key component.
摘要:
An automated security provisioning protocol is provided for wide area network communication devices in an open device environment, such as cellular communication devices in a machine-to-machine (M2M) environment. For example, a method for performing a security provisioning protocol between a first communication device and a second communication device over at least one wide area communication network comprises the following steps from the perspective of the first communication device. The first communication device automatically uses access information not previously provisioned in the wide area communication network to gain access to the wide area communication network for an initial purpose of communicating with the second communication device. The first communication device, upon gaining access to the wide area communication network, automatically performs an authenticated key exchange operation with the second communication device over the wide area communication network and establishes a secure communication key as a result of the authenticated key exchange operation for subsequent use by the first communication device for secure communications. The wide area communication network is operated by a first entity and the second communication device is operated by a second entity.