Enhancements for distributed certificate authority approaches for mobile wireless ad hoc networks.

Technical Report · Mon Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 2003

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/918261· OSTI ID:918261

Van Leeuwen, Brian P; Michalski, John T; Anderson, William Erik

Mobile wireless ad hoc networks that are resistant to adversarial manipulation are necessary for distributed systems used in military and security applications. Critical to the successful operation of these networks, which operate in the presence of adversarial stressors, are robust and efficient information assurance methods. In this report we describe necessary enhancements for a distributed certificate authority (CA) used in secure wireless network architectures. Necessary cryptographic algorithms used in distributed CAs are described and implementation enhancements of these algorithms in mobile wireless ad hoc networks are developed. The enhancements support a network's ability to detect compromised nodes and facilitate distributed CA services. We provide insights to the impacts the enhancements will have on network performance with timing diagrams and preliminary network simulation studies.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 918261
• Report Number(s): SAND2003-4395
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
ALGORITHMS
COMPUTER NETWORKS
CRYPTOGRAPHY
DATA TRANSMISSION
PERFORMANCE
SECURITY
TELEPHONES