SEcure communicAtion Library (SEAL)* is a Linux-based C language API which provides necessary software components for developers to write secure group-oriented applications. The goal of the library is to implement secure group key agreement protocols with which group members can establish a common secret group key for secure and private communication. These protocols offer several important characteristics:
The library supports a number of applications which include but are not limited to:
Based on SEAL, we built two demo applications: Chatter and Gauger. They are described as follows.
Applications | Description |
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Chatter | It is a secure chat-room application allowing group members to communicate with encrypted text in real-time. It supports both GUI mode and text mode. |
Gauger | It is a performance testing tool that aims to analyze the performance of conducting rekeying operations under real network settings. |
Both applications reveal the strengths of using SEAL in the development of secure group-oriented applications for a peer-to-peer or mobile ad-hoc environment.
* The previous name is Secure Group Communication Library (SGCL).