Broadcast signcryption scheme based on certificateless in wireless sensor network

Abstract

In order to satisfy the confidentiality and integrity of the communication link data in the wireless sensor networks, and solve the key escrow problem of the identity-based signcryption scheme, a certificateless broadcast signcryption scheme is proposed. The scheme has dynamically adjusting authorization set without updating private key. In the encryption stage, since part of the operation is outsourced to a trusted third party to relieve the computational burden of the broadcaster, the scheme achieves lightweight broadcast encryption, which is suitable for resource-constrained devices in wireless sensor networks. The partial key is hidden in the secret value sequence to disguise the recipient’s identity and enhance the security of ciphertext. Lastly, we make the comparisons of the proposed work with the existing works in terms of functions and computational cost. In addition, performance evaluation shows that the scheme has higher efficiency in the signcryption and unsigncryption phase and is more suitable for practical broadcast service applications.