Revocable identity-based encryption with server-aided ciphertext evolution (Q2310741)

The paper offers an efficient solution, called ciphertext evolution, for the problem of user revocation in identity-based cryptosystems. Section 2 defines revocable identity-based encryption with ciphertext evolution (RIBE-CE) and revocable identity-based broadcast encryption with ciphertext evolution (RIBBE-CE) and studies the security of these models. In Sections 3 and 4, the authors present the generic construction and the concrete construction of RIBE-CE and RIBBE-CE, respectively, and formal security proofs are given. A comparative study shows the superiority of the RIBE-CE scheme compared to other methods.