论文信息 - On the security of a novel and efficient unlinkable secret handshakes scheme

On the security of a novel and efficient unlinkable secret handshakes scheme

Quite recently [IEEE Commu. Letters, Vol. 13, No. 5, 2009], Huang and Cao proposed a novel and efficient unlinkable secret handshakes scheme claiming to provide unlinkability and better performance than previously reported ones. In this paper, we will point out their scheme has a serious security loophole due to an inherent design flaw. Thus, we hope that by identifying the design flaw, similar mistakes can be avoided in future unlinkable secret handshakes designs.

Renwang Su

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