In 2010,Hwang,et al.proposed a 'DoS-resistant ID-based password authentication scheme using smart cards' as an improvement of Kim-Lee-Yoo's 'ID-based password authentication scheme'.In this paper,w...In 2010,Hwang,et al.proposed a 'DoS-resistant ID-based password authentication scheme using smart cards' as an improvement of Kim-Lee-Yoo's 'ID-based password authentication scheme'.In this paper,we cryptanalyze Hwang,et al.'s scheme and point out that the revealed session key could threat the security of the scheme.We demonstrate that extracting information from smart cards is equal to knowing the session key.Thus known session key attacks are also effective under the as-sumption that the adversary could obtain the information stored in the smart cards.We proposed an improved scheme with security analysis to remedy the weaknesses of Hwang,et al.'s scheme.The new scheme does not only keep all the merits of the original,but also provides several additional phases to improve the flexibility.Finally,the improved scheme is more secure,efficient,practical,and convenient,because elliptic curve cryptosystem is introduced,the expensive smart cards and synchronized clock system are replaced by mobile devices and nonces.展开更多
基金Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (No. Y2008A29)the Science and Technique Foundation of Shandong Province (No. 2008GG30009008)
文摘In 2010,Hwang,et al.proposed a 'DoS-resistant ID-based password authentication scheme using smart cards' as an improvement of Kim-Lee-Yoo's 'ID-based password authentication scheme'.In this paper,we cryptanalyze Hwang,et al.'s scheme and point out that the revealed session key could threat the security of the scheme.We demonstrate that extracting information from smart cards is equal to knowing the session key.Thus known session key attacks are also effective under the as-sumption that the adversary could obtain the information stored in the smart cards.We proposed an improved scheme with security analysis to remedy the weaknesses of Hwang,et al.'s scheme.The new scheme does not only keep all the merits of the original,but also provides several additional phases to improve the flexibility.Finally,the improved scheme is more secure,efficient,practical,and convenient,because elliptic curve cryptosystem is introduced,the expensive smart cards and synchronized clock system are replaced by mobile devices and nonces.
