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Method of managing user key for broadcast encryption

US7929705B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 14, 2005
Grant dateApr 19, 2011
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Expiry dateNov 14, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/606
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A user key management method for a broadcast encryption includes assigning node path identifiers (IDs) to nodes arranged in sequence; assigning random seed value keys to the nodes according to the node path IDs; generating key values by repeatedly applying a hash function to the assigned random seed value keys; and assigning the generated key values to the nodes in sequence. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce the transmission overhead that is most important matter in the broadcast encryption to less than the number of the revoked users. Further, there is an advantage that the transmission overhead of the exemplary embodiments of the present invention is remarkably reduced compared with the Subset Difference method.

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