A protocol for secret key infusion from satellite transmissions

In symmetric encryption systems, secure messages are exchanged with the encrypted message sent over a public channel and the key over a secure channel. Quantum key distribution is an alternative method to share a common key without having to transmit the key. However, it is still in the development...

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Main Authors:	Wahiddin, Mohamed Ridza, Noor Sham, Noor Shamilla Shanaz, Saeb, Magdy M., Mior Hamdan, Mior Hadi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IJCNS 2010
Subjects:	QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
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spelling	iium-140102012-03-06T04:53:36Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/14010/ A protocol for secret key infusion from satellite transmissions Wahiddin, Mohamed Ridza Noor Sham, Noor Shamilla Shanaz Saeb, Magdy M. Mior Hamdan, Mior Hadi QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science In symmetric encryption systems, secure messages are exchanged with the encrypted message sent over a public channel and the key over a secure channel. Quantum key distribution is an alternative method to share a common key without having to transmit the key. However, it is still in the development stage and possibly proves to be expensive and impractical in the foreseen future. It is useful to have a cheaper and simpler protocol to locally generate the secret key at the sender and receiver locations. In this work, we propose the capturing of bits from an external source such as a radio or a satellite digital transmission to locally generate a mutual key. We introduce a synchronization technique and a framework to ensure that both parties will be receiving the same bit string. The protocol stages include a synchronizing bit-pattern, capturing a bit string and then processing it. The resulting pseudo random bit string is then hashed to provide the required key. The nature of the signal, the vast selection of the timeframe, the downloading sequence, the various source stations and other parameters ensure eavesdropping to be exceedingly unmanageable. IJCNS 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/14010/1/WA14010_M.Ridza%2C_A_protocol_for_secret_key_infusion.pdf Wahiddin, Mohamed Ridza and Noor Sham, Noor Shamilla Shanaz and Saeb, Magdy M. and Mior Hamdan, Mior Hadi (2010) A protocol for secret key infusion from satellite transmissions. International Journal of Computer and Network Security (IJCNS), 2 (7). pp. 99-101. ISSN 2076-9199 http://www.ijcns.org/index.html
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spellingShingle	QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science Wahiddin, Mohamed Ridza Noor Sham, Noor Shamilla Shanaz Saeb, Magdy M. Mior Hamdan, Mior Hadi A protocol for secret key infusion from satellite transmissions
description	In symmetric encryption systems, secure messages are exchanged with the encrypted message sent over a public channel and the key over a secure channel. Quantum key distribution is an alternative method to share a common key without having to transmit the key. However, it is still in the development stage and possibly proves to be expensive and impractical in the foreseen future. It is useful to have a cheaper and simpler protocol to locally generate the secret key at the sender and receiver locations. In this work, we propose the capturing of bits from an external source such as a radio or a satellite digital transmission to locally generate a mutual key. We introduce a synchronization technique and a framework to ensure that both parties will be receiving the same bit string. The protocol stages include a synchronizing bit-pattern, capturing a bit string and then processing it. The resulting pseudo random bit string is then hashed to provide the required key. The nature of the signal, the vast selection of the timeframe, the downloading sequence, the various source stations and other parameters ensure eavesdropping to be exceedingly unmanageable.
format	Article
author	Wahiddin, Mohamed Ridza Noor Sham, Noor Shamilla Shanaz Saeb, Magdy M. Mior Hamdan, Mior Hadi
author_facet	Wahiddin, Mohamed Ridza Noor Sham, Noor Shamilla Shanaz Saeb, Magdy M. Mior Hamdan, Mior Hadi
author_sort	Wahiddin, Mohamed Ridza
title	A protocol for secret key infusion from satellite transmissions
title_short	A protocol for secret key infusion from satellite transmissions
title_full	A protocol for secret key infusion from satellite transmissions
title_fullStr	A protocol for secret key infusion from satellite transmissions
title_full_unstemmed	A protocol for secret key infusion from satellite transmissions
title_sort	protocol for secret key infusion from satellite transmissions
publisher	IJCNS
publishDate	2010
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/14010/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/14010/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/14010/1/WA14010_M.Ridza%2C_A_protocol_for_secret_key_infusion.pdf
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