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Title:
HARPS: HAshed Random Preloaded Subset Key Distribution
Authors: Mahalingam Ramkumar, Nasir Memon
Abstract:In this paper, we introduce HAshed Random Preloaded Subset (HARPS)
key distribution, a scalable key predistribution scheme employing
only symmetric crypto primitives. HARPS is ideally suited for
resource constrained nodes that need to operate without a trusted authority (TA) for extended periods (as is the case for nodes
forming mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs)). The performance of HARPS is compared with that of two other key predistribution schemes. The first, RPS, is a based on random intersection
of keys preloaded in nodes. The second, is (a slight modification to) a scheme proposed by Leighton and Micali (LM). HARPS is a generalization of both RPS and LM. All the three schemes, rely on some degree of resistance to hardware tampering, and have probabilistic measures for the merit'' of the system. The merit of the schemes is a function of the probability that an attacker who has compromised N nodes (or has access to keys buried in N nodes) can eavesdrop’’ on a conversation between R nodes (R=2 for unicast communications). We analyze and compare the performance of the three schemes for unicast and multicast communications.
We show that HARPS has significant performance advantage over SIMS and LM.
ePrint: https://eprint.iacr.org/2003/170
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