4P_VES: A collusion-resistant accountable virtual economy system

Hong Zhang; Xiaolei Dong; Zhenfu Cao; Jiachen Shen

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-21966-0_5

4P_VES: A collusion-resistant accountable virtual economy system

Hong Zhang, Xiaolei Dong, Zhenfu Cao, Jiachen Shen

Software Engineering Institute

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Abstract

Virtual economy develops rapidly and accounts for quite a large proportion in the entire economy. Markets of virtual goods, such as games, apps and cloud services, are quite active and contribute a lot to the revenue of platforms and providers. The existing virtual economy systems mainly rely on the trustworthiness of the platforms who maintain the accounts of all participants, which is short of transparency. Another concern is how to maintain the market order when conspiracy between participants happens. In this paper, we extend the Verito scheme (NDSS 2013) and introduce a new participant Payment to obtain our 4P VES scheme, in which collusion between two parties can be detected while satisfying required properties of transparency and accountability at the same time. We also analyze the properties and prove the security of our scheme. Finally, we evaluate the additional cost compared with Verito and find that our scheme is a cost affordable and practical one which enhances the system’s independency and security.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Information and Communications Security - 16th International Conference, ICICS 2014, Revised Selected Papers
Editors	Lucas C.K. Hui, S.M. Yiu, S.H. Qing, Elaine Shi
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	61-73
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	9783319219653
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21966-0_5
State	Published - 2015
Event	16th International Conference on Information and Communications Security, ICICS 2014 - Hong Kong, China Duration: 16 Dec 2014 → 17 Dec 2014

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	8958
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	16th International Conference on Information and Communications Security, ICICS 2014
Country/Territory	China
City	Hong Kong
Period	16/12/14 → 17/12/14

Keywords

Dynamic accumulator
E-coin
Homomorphic commitment
Virtual economy

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Zhang, H., Dong, X., Cao, Z., & Shen, J. (2015). 4P_VES: A collusion-resistant accountable virtual economy system. In L. C. K. Hui, S. M. Yiu, S. H. Qing, & E. Shi (Eds.), Information and Communications Security - 16th International Conference, ICICS 2014, Revised Selected Papers (pp. 61-73). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 8958). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21966-0_5

Zhang, Hong ; Dong, Xiaolei ; Cao, Zhenfu et al. / 4P_VES : A collusion-resistant accountable virtual economy system. Information and Communications Security - 16th International Conference, ICICS 2014, Revised Selected Papers. editor / Lucas C.K. Hui ; S.M. Yiu ; S.H. Qing ; Elaine Shi. Springer Verlag, 2015. pp. 61-73 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Zhang, H, Dong, X , Cao, Z & Shen, J 2015, 4P_VES: A collusion-resistant accountable virtual economy system. in LCK Hui, SM Yiu, SH Qing & E Shi (eds), Information and Communications Security - 16th International Conference, ICICS 2014, Revised Selected Papers. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 8958, Springer Verlag, pp. 61-73, 16th International Conference on Information and Communications Security, ICICS 2014, Hong Kong, China, 16/12/14. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21966-0_5

4P_VES: A collusion-resistant accountable virtual economy system. / Zhang, Hong; Dong, Xiaolei ; Cao, Zhenfu et al.
Information and Communications Security - 16th International Conference, ICICS 2014, Revised Selected Papers. ed. / Lucas C.K. Hui; S.M. Yiu; S.H. Qing; Elaine Shi. Springer Verlag, 2015. p. 61-73 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 8958).

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Zhang H, Dong X , Cao Z, Shen J. 4P_VES: A collusion-resistant accountable virtual economy system. In Hui LCK, Yiu SM, Qing SH, Shi E, editors, Information and Communications Security - 16th International Conference, ICICS 2014, Revised Selected Papers. Springer Verlag. 2015. p. 61-73. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-21966-0_5

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