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IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Fundamentals

Improved Subset Difference Method with Ternary Tree

Kazuhide FUKUSHIMA, Shinsaku KIYOMOTO, Toshiaki TANAKA, Kouichi SAKURAI

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This paper proposes a ternary subset difference method (SD method) that is resistant to coalition attacks. In order to realize a secure ternary SD method, we design a new cover-finding algorithm, label assignment algorithm and encryption algorithm. These algorithms are required to revoke one or two subtrees simultaneously while maintaining resistance against coalition attacks. We realize this two-way revocation mechanism by creatively using labels and hashed labels. Then, we evaluate the efficiency and security of the ternary SD method. We show that the number of labels on each client device can be reduced by about 20.4 percent. The simulation results show that the proposed scheme reduces the average header length by up to 15.0 percent in case where the total number of devices is 65,536. On the other hand, the computational cost imposed on a client device stays within O(log n). Finally, we prove that the ternary SD method is secure against coalition attacks.

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IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Fundamentals Vol.E93-A No.11 pp.2034-2044
Publication Date
2010/11/01
Publicized
Online ISSN
1745-1337
DOI
10.1587/transfun.E93.A.2034
Type of Manuscript
Special Section PAPER (Special Section on Information Theory and Its Applications)
Category
Cryptography and Information Security

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