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Attribute-based signatures with user-controlled linkability

El Kaafarani, Ali; Chen, Liqun; Ghadafi, Essam; Davenport, James

Authors

Ali El Kaafarani

Liqun Chen

Essam Ghadafi Essam.Ghadafi@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Computer Science

James Davenport



Abstract

In this paper, we introduce Attribute-Based Signatures with User-Controlled Linkability (ABS-UCL). Attribute-based signatures allow a signer who has enough credentials/attributes to anonymously sign a message w.r.t. some public policy revealing neither the attributes used nor his identity. User-controlled linkability is a new feature which allows a user to make some of his signatures directed at the same recipient linkable while still retaining anonymity. Such a feature is useful for many real-life applications. We give a general framework for constructing ABS-UCL and present an efficient instantiation of the construction that supports multiple attribute authorities.

Citation

El Kaafarani, A., Chen, L., Ghadafi, E., & Davenport, J. (2014). Attribute-based signatures with user-controlled linkability. Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, LNCS, volume 8813, 256-269. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12280-9_17

Journal Article Type Conference Paper
Conference Name International Conference on Cryptology and Network Security: CANS 2014
Acceptance Date Jul 25, 2014
Publication Date Jul 22, 2014
Journal Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Print ISSN 0302-9743
Electronic ISSN 1611-3349
Publisher Springer Verlag
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume LNCS, volume 8813
Pages 256-269
Series Title Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Book Title Cryptology and Network Security
ISBN 9783319122793
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12280-9_17
Keywords attribute-based signatures, security definitions, user-controlled linkability
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/814422
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12280-9_17