Design and Implementation of a Zero-Knowledge Authentication Framework for Java Card

2013 ◽  
pp. 131-148
Author(s):  
Ahmed Patel ◽  
Kenan Kalajdzic ◽  
Laleh Golafshan ◽  
Mona Taghavi
Keyword(s):  
Smart Card ◽  
Public Key Cryptography ◽  
Performance Criteria ◽  
Authentication Protocols ◽  
Zero Knowledge ◽  
Memory Space ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Java Card ◽  
Authentication Mechanism ◽  
Processing Power

Zero-knowledge authentication protocols are an alternative to authentication protocols based on public key cryptography. Low processing and memory consumption make them especially suitable for implementation in smart card microprocessors, which are severely limited in processing power and memory space. This paper describes a design and implementation of a software library providing smart card application developers with a reliable authentication mechanism based on well-known zero-knowledge authentication schemes. Java Card is used as the target smart card platform implementation based on the evaluation of the Fiat-Shamir (F-S) and Guillou-Quisquater (G-Q) protocols under various performance criteria are presented to show the effectiveness of the implementation and that G-Q is a more efficient protocol.

Design and Implementation of a Zero-Knowledge Authentication Framework for Java Card

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Patel ◽  
Kenan Kalajdzic ◽  
Laleh Golafshan ◽  
Mona Taghavi
Keyword(s):  
Smart Card ◽  
Public Key Cryptography ◽  
Performance Criteria ◽  
Authentication Protocols ◽  
Zero Knowledge ◽  
Memory Space ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Java Card ◽  
Authentication Mechanism ◽  
Processing Power

Zero-knowledge authentication protocols are an alternative to authentication protocols based on public key cryptography. Low processing and memory consumption make them especially suitable for implementation in smart card microprocessors, which are severely limited in processing power and memory space. This paper describes a design and implementation of a software library providing smart card application developers with a reliable authentication mechanism based on well-known zero-knowledge authentication schemes. Java Card is used as the target smart card platform implementation based on the evaluation of the Fiat-Shamir (F-S) and Guillou-Quisquater (G-Q) protocols under various performance criteria are presented to show the effectiveness of the implementation and that G-Q is a more efficient protocol.

From Laconic Zero-Knowledge to Public-Key Cryptography

2018 ◽  
pp. 674-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Itay Berman ◽  
Akshay Degwekar ◽  
Ron D. Rothblum ◽  
Prashant Nalini Vasudevan
Keyword(s):  
Public Key Cryptography ◽  
Public Key ◽  
Zero Knowledge

scholarly journals Survey on Asymmetric Key Cryptographic Algorithms

2020 ◽  
pp. 404-408
Author(s):  
Sabitha S ◽  
Binitha V Nair
Keyword(s):  
Public Key Cryptography ◽  
Public Key ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Key ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Diffie Hellman ◽  
Encryption And Decryption ◽  
Cryptographic Algorithms ◽  
Symmetric Key ◽  
Symmetric Key Cryptography

Cryptography is an essential and effective method for securing information’s and data. Several symmetric and asymmetric key cryptographic algorithms are used for securing the data. Symmetric key cryptography uses the same key for both encryption and decryption. Asymmetric Key Cryptography also known as public key cryptography uses two different keys – a public key and a private key. The public key is used for encryption and the private key is used for decryption. In this paper, certain asymmetric key algorithms such as RSA, Rabin, Diffie-Hellman, ElGamal and Elliptical curve cryptosystem, their security aspects and the processes involved in design and implementation of these algorithms are examined.

A Lightweight Authentication and Encryption Protocol for Secure Communications Between Resource-Limited Devices Without Hardware Modification

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-46
Author(s):  
Piotr Ksiazak ◽  
William Farrelly ◽  
Kevin Curran
Keyword(s):  
Ubiquitous Computing ◽  
Secure Communications ◽  
Wireless Devices ◽  
Authentication Protocols ◽  
It Industry ◽  
Processing Power ◽  
Resource Limited ◽  
Encryption Algorithms ◽  
Lightweight Authentication ◽  
Lightweight Encryption

In this chapter, the authors examine the theoretical context for the security of wireless communication between ubiquitous computing devices and present an implementation that addresses this need. The number of resource-limited wireless devices utilized in many areas of the IT industry is growing rapidly. Some of the applications of these devices pose real security threats that can be addressed using authentication and cryptography. Many of the available authentication and encryption software solutions are predicated on the availability of ample processing power and memory. These demands cannot be met by most ubiquitous computing devices; thus, there is a need to apply lightweight cryptography primitives and lightweight authentication protocols that meet these demands in any application of security to devices with limited resources. The analysis of the lightweight solutions is divided into lightweight authentication protocols and lightweight encryption algorithms. The authors present a prototype running on the nRF9E5 microcontroller that provides necessary authentication and encryption on resource-limited devices.

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