Cryptanalysis of a pairing-free identity-based authenticated group key agreement protocol for imbalanced mobile networks

Qingfeng Cheng

Paper 2013/006

Cryptanalysis of a pairing-free identity-based authenticated group key agreement protocol for imbalanced mobile networks

Qingfeng Cheng

Abstract

Recently, Isalam and Biswas proposed a new group key agreement (GKA) protocol for imbalanced mobile networks. In this letter, we will show that Isalam et al.’s GKA protocol is not secure.

Metadata

Available format(s): PDF
Publication info: Published elsewhere. Unknown where it was published
Keywords: group key agreement imbalanced mobile networks ephemeral key compromise attack perfect forward secrecy
Contact author(s): qingfengc2008 @ sina com
History: 2013-01-11: received
Short URL: https://ia.cr/2013/006
License: CC BY

BibTeX

@misc{cryptoeprint:2013/006,
      author = {Qingfeng Cheng},
      title = {Cryptanalysis of a pairing-free identity-based authenticated group key agreement protocol for imbalanced mobile networks},
      howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2013/006},
      year = {2013},
      url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2013/006}
}