Hierarchical Identity-Based Broadcast Encryption （HIBBE） organizes users into a tree-like structure, and it allows users to delegate their decryption ability to subordinates and enable encryption to any subset of users while only intended users can decrypt. However, current HIBBE schemes do not support efficient revocation of private keys. Here, a new primitive called Revocable Hierarchical Identity-Based Broadcast Encryption （RHIBBE） is formalized that allows revocation of the HIBBE. Ciphertext indistinguishability is defined against the selectively Bounded Revocable Identity-Vector-Set and Chosen-Plaintext Attack （IND-sBRIVS-CPA）. An IND-sBRIVS-CPA secure RHIBBE scheme is constructed with efficient revocation on prime-order bilinear groups. The unbounded version of the scheme is also shown to be secure but a little weaker than the former under the decisional n-Weak Bilinear Diffie-Hellman inversion assumption.
Dawei LiJianwei LiuZongyang ZhangQianhong WuWeiran Liu
Electronic health network （EHN） is an information system providing functions involved in e-health. In this paper, we devise mechanisms covering three important security and privacy issues of EHN including trust management, privacy preserving, and data sharing. First, we propose an authenticated key agreement scheme based on hierarchical identity-based signature （HIBS）. We abstract a hierarchical architecture from the social network architecture of EHN. To support large-scale scenarios, we introduce a virtual signature generation phase into traditional HIBS, thus our scheme will be efficient even the depth is quite big. Second, we propose a fast data searching scheme based on symmetric searchable encryption （SSE）. To improve the searching efficiency, we introduce a two-level cache structure into the traditional SSE. Third, we propose an access control scheme based on hierarchical identity- based encryption （HIBE）. To make it a fine-grained scheme, we organize the data owner＇s file in hierarchy and introduce a virtual key generation phase to traditional HIBE. Also, the scheme can provide delegation and revocation functions easily, Besides, our schemes guarantee known-key secrecy, forward secrecy, and antidirection secrecy and possess the resistance capability to collude-attack. Evaluation results show that our scheme indeed achieves the security and efficiency.
We investigate the existing arbitrated quantum signature schemes as well as their cryptanalysis, including intercept- resend attack and denial-of-service attack. By exploring the loopholes of these schemes, a malicious signatory may success- fully disavow signed messages, or the receiver may actively negate the signature from the signatory without being detected. By modifying the existing schemes, we develop counter-measures to these attacks using Bell states. The newly proposed scheme puts forward the security of arbitrated quantum signature. Furthermore, several valuable topics are also presented for further research of the quantum signature scheme.
SIN(Space Information Network)is expected to play an increasing role in providing real-time,flexible,and integrated communication and data transmission services in an efficient manner.Nowadays,SIN has been widely developed for position navigation,environment monitor,traffic management,counter-terrorism,etc.However,security is a major concern in SIN,since the satellites,spacecrafts,and aircrafts are susceptible to a variety of traditional/specific network-based attacks,including eavesdropping,session hijacking,and illegal accessing.The network architecture and security issues of SIN were reviewed.Various security requirements were discussed that should be considered when designing SIN.And existing solutions proposed to meet these requirements were surveyed.The key challenges and key technologies that still require extensive research and development for securing SIN were indentifed.
LIU JianweiLIU WeiranWU QianhongLI DaweiCHEN Shigang
