2018/03/14 by Mitchell, Chris J
#Cryptography and Security (cs.CR) #FOS: Computer and information sciences
paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1803.05365
A significant security vulnerability in a recently published group key establishment protocol is described. This vulnerability allows a malicious insider to fraudulently establish a group key with an innocent victim, with the key chosen by the attacker. This shortcoming is sufficiently serious that the protocol should not be used.