A Distributed Certification System for Structured P2P Networks

In this paper, we present a novel distributed certification system in which signing a certificate needs the collaboration of a fixed ratio of the nodes, hence a varying number of nodes. This number is dynamically adjusted to enforce the ratio in a fully distributed way, which is mandatory for decentralized varying-size P2P networks. A certificate allows then to link the key pair of a node to some rights granted to it. Key words: P2P, Security, Distributed Certification

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: AIMS
• Authors: François Lesueur, Ludovic Mé, Valérie Viet Triem Tong
• Keywords: AIMS 2008, Certificate, Computer Networks, Key Pair, Varying-size P2p Networks