Group Key Management Protocols: A Novel Taxonomy

Yacine Challal (1) , Hamida Seba (1)

1 Heudiasyc - Heuristique et Diagnostic des Systèmes Complexes [Compiègne]

Group key management is an important functional building block for any secure multicast architecture. Thereby, it has been extensively studied in the literature. In this paper we present relevant group key management protocols. Then, we compare them against some pertinent performance criteria.

Mots clés: Multicast; Security; Group Key Management

Domaines: Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]

Yacine Challal, Hamida Seba. Group Key Management Protocols: A Novel Taxonomy. International Journal of Information Technology, 2005, 2 (1), pp.105-118. ⟨10.5281/zenodo.1077968⟩. ⟨hal-00180553⟩