Group key management architectures

Author

Cathy Xiaoqing Cao

Date of Award

8-1997

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

Major

Computer Science

Major Professor

Tom Dunigan

Committee Members

Stephen Batsell, David Straight

Abstract

This thesis describes an architecture and implementation for doing group key management over a data communications network. The Group Key Management Sample application protocol (GKMS) establishes a shared encryption key among authenticated and authorized collection of network entities. GKMS uses a rimple public key infrastructure for authentication and authorization and uses multicast for rekeying and compromise recovery. An application programming interface multiplexes key management and user application messages. An imple-mentation of GKMS is described and evaluated.

Recommended Citation

Cao, Cathy Xiaoqing, "Group key management architectures. " Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee, 1997.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/10480