Malicious Private-key Generator in Identity-based Authenticated-key Exchange
Kazuma Wariki, Atsushi Fujioka, Kazuki Yoneyama +3 more
This paper introduces two new security models for identity-based authenticated-key exchange (IBAKE): the id-neCK security model and the id-reCK security model. While most existing IBAKE models assume that the private-key generator (PKG) behaves honestly, the id-neCK model captures a malicious scenario in which an adversary can obtain the random string used by the PKG to generate the master public- and secret-keys. In contrast, the id-reCK model captures an attack in which an adversary can replace the master public- and secret-keys generated by an honest PKG. We prove that the id-reCK security notion is strictly stronger than both the id-neCK security notion and the existing id-eCK (identity-based extended Canetti-Krawczyk) security notion, which guarantees resistance against ephemeral private information leakage. Next, assuming the existence of a secure public-key cryptosystem, we show that there exists an IBAKE protocol that is id-eCK secure but not id-neCK secure. This implies that, under this assumption, the id-neCK security notion is strictly stronger than the id-eCK security notion. Finally, we discuss IBAKE protocols that satisfy these security notions.
Journal of Information Processing•Jan 1, 2026•0 citations