Mykil : A Secure and Highly Available Key Management System Forlarge Group Multicast
Junsheng Huang, S. Mishra · International Journal of Computers and Applications · 2007
This paper describes the design, implementation and evaluation of Mykil, a new key management system for supporting secure group multicast. Mykil was developed on a combination of group-based hierarchy and key-based hierarchy systems for secure group key management. The advantages of Mykil include a fast and efficient rekeying operation for large group sizes, continuous availability of the key management service in a disconnected network environment, an ability to map group structure to the underlying network infrastructure, and support for user mobility and smaller, hand-held devices. A prototype of Mykil has been implemented. The paper describes this implementation and reports on the performance measured.