On the security of a privacy-preserving key management scheme for location based services in VANETs

Bao Liu, Lei Zhang, Josep Domingo-Ferrer

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Abstract

Location based services (LBSs) are promising value-added services in vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs), which can yield substantial economic profits. To extensively deploy LBSs in VANETs, it is essential to establish an efficient privacy-preserving key management scheme. In this paper, we point out a privacy weakness in a recent key management scheme based on group signatures for LBSs in VANETs; then we propose a secure and privacy-enhanced version. In our scheme, roadside units (RSUs) act as group managers. Vehicles are distributed into groups maintained by these RSUs. If a vehicle's member key is compromised, one just needs to update the group public key corresponding to its group manager. With this method, the member revocation and privacy leakage problems in schemes based on group signatures are solved effectively. As a result, a vehicle may enjoy LBSs efficiently without surrendering its privacy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFoundations and Practice of Security - 6th International Symposium, FPS 2013, Revised Selected Papers
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages323-335
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9783319053011
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event6th International Symposium on Foundations and Practice of Security, FPS 2013 - La Rochelle, France
Duration: 21 Oct 201322 Oct 2013

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume8352 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference6th International Symposium on Foundations and Practice of Security, FPS 2013
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityLa Rochelle
Period21/10/1322/10/13

Keywords

  • Key management
  • Location based services
  • Security
  • Vehicle privacy
  • Vehicular ad hoc networks

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