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Identity based encryption from the Weil pairing

Authors: D. Boneh and M. Franklin

Abstract:
We propose a fully functional identity-based encryption scheme (IBE). The scheme has chosen ciphertext security in the random oracle model assuming an elliptic curve variant of the computational Diffie-Hellman problem. Our system is based on the Weil pairing. We give precise definitions for secure identity based encryption schemes and give several applications for such systems.

Reference:
SIAM J. of Computing, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 586-615, 2003
Extended abstract in Crypto 2001, LNCS 2139, pp. 213-229, 2001.   [BIBTEX]

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