An Efficient Key Management Scheme in Tactical Ad-Hoc Network

Kim, Eun-Ho; Lee, Soo-Jin

Journal of the Korea Institute of Military Science and Technology 2009;12(3):317-324.

Eun-Ho Kim, Soo-Jin Lee

¹BCTP
²KNDU

전술 Ad-hoc 네트워크에서의 효율적인 키 관리 기법

김은호, 이수진

¹육군전투지휘훈련단
²국방대학교

Abstract

Tactical Information Communication Network(TICN) uses both a wireless and wired network. To support mobility in battlefield environments, the application of Ad-hoc networking technology to its wireless communication has been examined. However, Ad-hoc network is faced to many security threats due to its intrinsic characteristics. Therefore, to apply the Ad-hoc networking technology to battlefield environments and TICN, an intensive study on security countermeasure must go side by side with the development of enabling technology. In this paper, we suggest an efficient key management scheme for TICN of which the Ad-hoc networking technology is applied.

Key Words: Tactical Information Communication Network(TICN), Ad-Hoc Network, Key Management, Pairwise Key, Node Key, Region Key