K-PAKE: post quantum password authentication key exchange protocol for satellite networks
摘要
Satellite networks are crucial to our communication systems and significantly impact our daily lives. With the advent of quantum computing, traditional password-authenticated key exchange (PAKE) protocols, over classical cryptography challenges, face new security vulnerabilities in the post-quantum era. Addressing these vulnerabilities requires updating the authentication procedures of satellite communication systems to be quantum-resistant. This manuscript introduces a provably secure one-round PAKE protocol named K-PAKE, which utilizes Smooth Projective Hash Functions with Gray Zones (SPHFwGZ) and the post-quantum algorithm CRYSTALS-Kyber. K-PAKE is designed to withstand quantum attacks while reducing the number of communication rounds required. The manuscript thoroughly verifies the security of K-PAKE, adhering to an enhanced standard security model. Experimental results confirm that K-PAKE not only reduces communication frequency and computational demands but also strengthens security assumptions and real-world applicability.