Paper 2009/472
Cryptanalysis of a Message Recognition Protocol by Mashatan and Stinson
Madeline Gonzalez and Rainer Steinwandt
Abstract
At CANS 2008, Mashatan and Stinson suggested a message recognition protocol for ad hoc pervasive networks. The protocol provides a procedure to resynchronize in case of a (possibly adversarial) disruption of communication. We show that this resynchronization process does not provide the functionality intended and in fact enables an adversary to create selective forgeries. The computational effort for the attack is negligible and allows the insertion of arbitrary messages.
Metadata
- Available format(s)
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PDF
- Category
- Cryptographic protocols
- Publication info
- Published elsewhere. Unknown where it was published
- Keywords
- cryptanalysismessage recognitionad hoc network
- Contact author(s)
- mgonza29 @ fau edu
- History
- 2009-09-26: received
- Short URL
- https://ia.cr/2009/472
- License
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CC BY
BibTeX
@misc{cryptoeprint:2009/472,
author = {Madeline Gonzalez and Rainer Steinwandt},
title = {Cryptanalysis of a Message Recognition Protocol by Mashatan and Stinson},
howpublished = {Cryptology ePrint Archive, Paper 2009/472},
year = {2009},
note = {\url{https://eprint.iacr.org/2009/472}},
url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2009/472}
}
