Dynamic key management schemes for access control in a hierarchy

Computer Communications

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 1381-1385

  Lin, Chu Hsing ^a  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Access control; Cryptographic key; Key assignment; Key management; Multilevel data security; Partially ordered set; User hierarchy

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOGRAPHY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; USER INTERFACES;

ACCESS CONTROL; DYNAMIC KEY MANAGEMENT; USER HIERARCHY;

SECURITY OF DATA;

EID: 0031344109     PISSN: 01403664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-3664(97)00100-x     Document Type: Article

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