Security Flaw in Simple Generalized Group-Oriented Cryptosystem Using ElGamal Cryptosystem
Volume 18, Issue 1 (2007), pp. 61–66
Pub. online: 1 January 2007
Type: Research Article
Received
1 April 2005
1 April 2005
Published
1 January 2007
1 January 2007
Abstract
A generalized group-oriented cryptosystem (GGOC) based on ElGamal cryptosystem was proposed by Yang et al. in 2003. This study shows that if the authorized decryption sets of users are not properly predetermined in Yang et al.'s GGOC, an unauthorized decryption set of users can recover the encrypted message without difficulty. This study also presents an improved protocol to resist such an attack.