International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
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Volume 41 - Issue 9 |
Published: March 2012 |
Authors: Balachandra Muniyal, Prema K.V, Sushma Nayak |
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Balachandra Muniyal, Prema K.V, Sushma Nayak . Creating Virtual Hierarchy in Peer-to-Peer PKI to Simplify Certificate Path Discovery. International Journal of Computer Applications. 41, 9 (March 2012), 7-12. DOI=10.5120/5567-7655
@article{ 10.5120/5567-7655, author = { Balachandra Muniyal,Prema K.V,Sushma Nayak }, title = { Creating Virtual Hierarchy in Peer-to-Peer PKI to Simplify Certificate Path Discovery }, journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications }, year = { 2012 }, volume = { 41 }, number = { 9 }, pages = { 7-12 }, doi = { 10.5120/5567-7655 }, publisher = { Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA } }
%0 Journal Article %D 2012 %A Balachandra Muniyal %A Prema K.V %A Sushma Nayak %T Creating Virtual Hierarchy in Peer-to-Peer PKI to Simplify Certificate Path Discovery%T %J International Journal of Computer Applications %V 41 %N 9 %P 7-12 %R 10.5120/5567-7655 %I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Peer-to-Peer Public Key Infrastructure (also called Mesh PKI) architecture is one of the most popular PKI trust models that is widely used in Mobile Ad-hoc networks(MANETs), but certificate path verification is very complex since there are multiple paths between users and the certification path is bidirectional. Unlike a Hierarchical PKI, in Mesh PKI, building a certificate path from a user's certificate to a trust point is nondeterministic. Certificate Path verification in Hierarchical PKI is simple and straightforward. In this paper, a novel method to establish a virtual hierarchy in Mesh PKI to simplify the certificate path discovery is proposed.