Secure group key agreement protocol with elliptic curve secret sharing for authentication in distributed environments

Sairise, Raju M.; Limkar, Suresh; Deokate, Sarika T.; Shirkande, Shrinivas T.; Mahajan, Rupali Atul; Kumar, Anil

doi:10.47974/JDMSC-1825

Open Access Research Article

Secure group key agreement protocol with elliptic curve secret sharing for authentication in distributed environments

Raju M. Sairisersairise566@gmail.comKarjatYadavrao Tasgaonkar College of Engineering and ManagementRaigad, Maharashtra, IndiaView full profile → , ^*Suresh LimkarCorresponding authorsureshlimkar@gmail.comDepartment of Artificial Intelligence & Data ScienceAISSMS Institute of Information TechnologyPune, Maharashtra, IndiaView full profile → , Sarika T. Deokatesarikajaankar@gmail.comPimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering NigdiPune, Maharashtra, IndiaView full profile → , Shrinivas T. Shirkandeshri.shirkande8@gmail.comDepartment of Computer and Incharge PrincipalS. B. Patil College of Engineering IndapurPune, Maharashtra, IndiaView full profile → , Rupali Atul Mahajanrupali.mahajan@viit.ac.inDepartment of Computer EngineeringVishwakarma Institute of Information Technology PunePune, Maharashtra, IndiaView full profile → , Anil Kumaranil.vashu@gmail.comDepartment of Artificial Intelligence & Data SciencePoornima Institute of Engineering & TechnologyJaipur, Rajasthan, IndiaView full profile →

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pp. 1569–1583Vol. 26Issue 5August 2023DOI: 10.47974/JDMSC-1825 Crossmark XML

Published Online:: 09 Sep 2023
Article type:: Research Article
Language:: EN
Article no.:: JDMSC-1825
Pages:: 1569–1583

Abstract

Secure communication is crucial in today’s increasingly interconnected world, especially in distributed contexts where several parties must cooperate while maintaining confidentiality and authenticity. In order to overcome these difficulties, this work introduces a novel Secure Group Key Agreement Protocol (SGKAP) strengthened with Elliptic Curve Secret Sharing (ECSS).The proposed SGKAP uses the strength of elliptic curve cryptography to provide a shared secret key across participants, assuring data transmission confidentiality. Contrary to conventional methods, SGKAP integrates ECSS as a second layer of security to verify participant identity, thus boosting the protocol’s resistance to malevolent adversaries.To create a shared group key, members exchange their elliptic curve public keys at the start of the protocol. During this stage, ECSS is used, and participants create distinctive authentication tokens using their personal secrets. Participants exchange and verify these tokens among themselves, ensuring that only those with the proper permissions have access to the group key.In addition to guaranteeing data confidentiality, SGKAP also verifies the group members’ participation. Furthermore, by mandating secret-sharing-based authentication, ECSS strengthens the protocol’s resistance to insider attacks.We carried out a comprehensive set of simulations and experiments in various distributed contexts to assess the performance and security of SGKAP with ECSS.

Keywords

Key agreement protocol Elliptic curve Authentication Security Cryptography

Subject Classifications

Primary 68T07 Secondary 68M25

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