Attribute-based signatures with user-controlled linkability

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

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-12280-9_17

Attribute-based signatures with user-controlled linkability

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

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Cryptology and Network Security (CANS) 2014
Subtitle of host publication	The 13th International Conference on Cryptology and Network Security (CANS 2014) 22-24 October 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Editors	D. Gritzalis, A. Kiayias, I. Askoxylakis
Publisher	Springer
Pages	256-269
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319122809
ISBN (Print)	9783319122793
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12280-9_17
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	13th International Conference on Cryptology and Network Security, CANS 2014 - Heraklion, Crete, UK United Kingdom Duration: 22 Oct 2014 → 24 Oct 2014

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume	8813

Conference

Conference	13th International Conference on Cryptology and Network Security, CANS 2014
Country/Territory	UK United Kingdom
City	Heraklion, Crete
Period	22/10/14 → 24/10/14

Keywords

Attribute-based signatures
Security definitions
User-controlled linkability

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El Kaafarani, A., Chen, L., Ghadafi, E., & Davenport, J. (2014). Attribute-based signatures with user-controlled linkability. In D. Gritzalis, A. Kiayias, & I. Askoxylakis (Eds.), Cryptology and Network Security (CANS) 2014: The 13th International Conference on Cryptology and Network Security (CANS 2014) 22-24 October 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece (pp. 256-269). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; Vol. 8813). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12280-9_17

Attribute-based signatures with user-controlled linkability. / El Kaafarani, Ali; Chen, Liqun ; Ghadafi, Essam et al.
Cryptology and Network Security (CANS) 2014: The 13th International Conference on Cryptology and Network Security (CANS 2014) 22-24 October 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. ed. / D. Gritzalis; A. Kiayias; I. Askoxylakis. Springer, 2014. p. 256-269 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; Vol. 8813).

Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding

El Kaafarani, A, Chen, L, Ghadafi, E & Davenport, J 2014, Attribute-based signatures with user-controlled linkability. in D Gritzalis, A Kiayias & I Askoxylakis (eds), Cryptology and Network Security (CANS) 2014: The 13th International Conference on Cryptology and Network Security (CANS 2014) 22-24 October 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Lecture Notes in Computer Science , vol. 8813, Springer, pp. 256-269, 13th International Conference on Cryptology and Network Security, CANS 2014, Heraklion, Crete, UK United Kingdom, 22/10/14. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12280-9_17

El Kaafarani A, Chen L, Ghadafi E, Davenport J. Attribute-based signatures with user-controlled linkability. In Gritzalis D, Kiayias A, Askoxylakis I, editors, Cryptology and Network Security (CANS) 2014: The 13th International Conference on Cryptology and Network Security (CANS 2014) 22-24 October 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Springer. 2014. p. 256-269. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-12280-9_17

El Kaafarani, Ali ; Chen, Liqun ; Ghadafi, Essam et al. / Attribute-based signatures with user-controlled linkability. Cryptology and Network Security (CANS) 2014: The 13th International Conference on Cryptology and Network Security (CANS 2014) 22-24 October 2014, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. editor / D. Gritzalis ; A. Kiayias ; I. Askoxylakis. Springer, 2014. pp. 256-269 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ).

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