A KTC-Based Key Establishment Protocol for Active Networks Nodes

Active networking is a powerful and flexible new networking Architecture.While this new technology presents opportunities for innovative networking services,it also presents significant security challenges. This paper introduces the technology of active networks and the functions of the key establishment protocol(KEP)firstly. Then describes the management of keys and how to produce a key & initialization vector. Finaly, a KTC-based key establishment protocol for active networks nodes is proposed.