Public Key Protocols over Skew Dihedral Group Rings

Abstract

This paper introduces skew dihedral group rings and their applications for public-key cryptography. We present a specific skew group ring that is the underlying algebraic platform for our cryptographic constructions. We then build a two-party key exchange protocol and present an analysis of its security. We then exploit it to derive a group key agreement protocol, a probabilistic public-key scheme, and a key encapsulation mechanism. In addition to the security analysis of our cryptographic constructions, we present a proof-of-concept implementation.

Keywords

• dihedral group
• group ring
• group key exchange protocol
• public-key scheme
• key encapsulation mechanism