Secure group communications are restrained by the number of the group size, number of changes and their distribution, all existing works do not meet the commands of applications with large group size and high dynamic ...Secure group communications are restrained by the number of the group size, number of changes and their distribution, all existing works do not meet the commands of applications with large group size and high dynamic members. In this paper, minimum exact cover problem for group key distribution （GMECP） is presented, and a heuristic solution is testified. Then an algorithm of batch rekeying with renewing cost tending to zero is illustrated, which can process any large number of change requests with best security guaranteed. Efficiency analysis and simulation test show that the achievement can improve the efficiency of any tree-based group key management.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (60572049)
文摘Secure group communications are restrained by the number of the group size, number of changes and their distribution, all existing works do not meet the commands of applications with large group size and high dynamic members. In this paper, minimum exact cover problem for group key distribution （GMECP） is presented, and a heuristic solution is testified. Then an algorithm of batch rekeying with renewing cost tending to zero is illustrated, which can process any large number of change requests with best security guaranteed. Efficiency analysis and simulation test show that the achievement can improve the efficiency of any tree-based group key management.
