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An Authority-Based Efficient Key Management Protocol for Cloud Environment (클라우드 환경을 위한 효율적인 권한 기반 키 설립 프로토콜)

  • Choi, Jeong-hee;Lee, Sang-ho
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.28 no.5
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    • pp.1035-1045
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    • 2018
  • Recently, with the development of IT technology, authentication methods of users using cloud services have been diversified. However, research on providing authentication information of a user using a cloud service securely according to authority has not been make until now. In this paper, we propose a key establishment protocol which can perform split authentication using secret key and access control key according to the role authority of user in Intra cloud environment. The proposed protocol generates the access control key and secret key of the user by using the attributes of the user and the generated random number($t_1$, $t_2$), and classifies the roles according to the user's authority after generating the key. Unnecessary operation processes can be reduced. As a result of the performance evaluation, the proposed protocol guarantees the security against various type of attacks that may occur in the cloud environment because the user is authenticated by dividing the access control key and secret key. The size of the ciphertext used to establish the key could be reduced by ${\sum}+1$ more than the existing protocol.

Enhanced drought and salinity tolerance in transgenic potato plants with a BADH gene from spinach

  • Zhang, Ning;Si, Huai-Jun;Wen, Gang;Du, Hong-Hui;Liu, Bai-Lin;Wang, Di
    • Plant Biotechnology Reports
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.71-77
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    • 2011
  • Drought and salinity are the most important abiotic stresses that affect the normal growth and development of plants. Glycine betaine is one of the most important osmolytes present in higher plants that enable them to cope with environmental stresses through osmotic adjustment. In this study, a betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase (BADH) gene from spinach under the control of the stress-induced promoter rd29A from Arabidopsis thaliana was introduced into potato cultivar Gannongshu 2 by the Agrobacterium tumefaciens system. Putative transgenic plants were confirmed by Southern blot analysis. Northern hybridization analysis demonstrated that expression of BADH gene was induced by drought and NaCl stress in the transgenic potato plants. The BADH activity in the transgenic potato plants was between 10.8 and 11.7 U. There was a negative relationship (y = -2.2083x + 43.329, r = 0.9495) between BADH activity and the relative electrical conductivity of the transgenic potato plant leaves. Plant height increased by 0.4-0.9 cm and fresh weight per plant increased by 17-29% for the transgenic potato plants under NaCl and polyethylene glycol stresses compared with the control potato plants. These results indicated that the ability of transgenic plants to tolerate drought and salt was increased when their BADH activity was increased.

Extracellular Proteome Profiling of Bacillus pumilus SCU11 Producing Alkaline Protease for Dehairing

  • Wang, Chao;Yu, Shiqiang;Song, Ting;He, Tingting;Shao, Huanhuan;Wang, Haiyan
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.26 no.11
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    • pp.1993-2005
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    • 2016
  • Bacillus pumilus is one of the most characterized microorganisms that are used for high-level production of select industrial enzymes. A novel B. pumilus SCU11 strain possessing high alkaline protease activity was obtained in our previous work. The culture supernatant of this strain showed efficient dehairing capability with minimal collagen damage, indicating promising potential applications in the leather industry. In this study, the strain's extracellular proteome was identified by LC-MS/MS-based shotgun proteomic analysis, and their related secretory pathways were characterized by BLAST searches. A total of 513 proteins, including 100 actual secreted and 413 intracellular proteins, were detected in the extracellular proteome. The functions of these secreted proteins were elucidated and four complete secretory systems (Sec, Tat, Com, and ABC transporter) were proposed for B. pumilus. These data provide B. pumilus a comprehensive extracellular proteome profile, which is a valuable theoretical and applicative basis for future genetic modifications and development of industrial enzymes.

An Escrow-Free Two-party Identity-based Key Agreement Protocol without Using Pairings for Distinct PKGs

  • Vallent, Thokozani Felix;Yoon, Eun-Jun;Kim, Hyunsung
    • IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.168-175
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    • 2013
  • Key escrow is a default property that is inherent in identity-based cryptography, where a curious private key generator (PKG) can derive a secret value shared by communicating entities in its domain. Therefore, a dishonest PKG can encrypt and decrypt ciphers or can carry out any attack on the communicating parties. Of course, the escrow property is not completely unwanted but is acceptable in other particular applications. On the other hand, in more civil applications, this key escrow property is undesirable and needs to be removed to provide maximum communication privacy. Therefore, this paper presents an escrow-free identity-based key agreement protocol that is also applicable even in a distinct PKG condition that does not use pairings. The proposed protocol has comparable computational and communicational performance to many other protocols with similar security attributes, of which their security is based on costly bilinear pairings. The protocol's notion was inspired by McCullagh et al. and Chen-Kudla, in regard to escrow-free and multi-PKG key agreement ideas. In particular, the scheme captures perfect forward secrecy and key compromise impersonation resilience, which were lacking in McCullagh et al.'s study, as well as all other desirable security attributes, such as known key secrecy, unknown key-share resilience and no-key control. The merit in the proposed protocol is the achievement of all required security requirements with a relatively lower computational overhead than many other protocols because it precludes pairings.

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A Study on Encryption Method using Hash Chain and Session Key Exchange in DRM System (DRM 시스템에서 해쉬체인과 세션키 교환을 이용한 암호화 기법에 관한 연구)

  • Park, Chan-Kil;Kim, Jung-Jae;Lee, Kyung-Seok;Jun, Moon-Seog
    • The KIPS Transactions:PartC
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    • v.13C no.7 s.110
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    • pp.843-850
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    • 2006
  • This is devoted to first, to propose a hash chain algorithm that generates more secure key than conventional encryption method. Secondly, we proposes encryption method that is more secure than conventional system using a encryption method that encrypts each block with each key generated by a hash chain algorithm. Thirdly, After identifying the user via wired and wireless network using a user authentication method. We propose a divided session key method so that Although a client key is disclosed, Attackers cannot catch a complete key and method to safely transfer the key using a divided key method. We make an experiment using various size of digital contents files for performance analysis after performing the design and implementation of system. Proposed system can distribute key securely than conventional system and encrypt data to prevent attacker from decrypting complete data although key may be disclosed. The encryption and decryption time that client system takes to replay video data fie is analogous to the conventional method.

Assessment of ECCMIX component in RELAP5 based on ECCS experiment

  • Song, Gongle;Zhang, Dalin;Su, G.H.;Chen, Guo;Tian, Wenxi;Qiu, Suizheng
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.52 no.1
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    • pp.59-68
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    • 2020
  • ECCMIX component was introduced in RELAP5/MOD3 for calculating the interfacial condensation. Compared to other existing components in RELAP5, user experience of ECCMIX component is restricted to developmental assessment applications. To evaluate the capability of the ECCMIX component, ECCS experiment was conducted which included single-phase and two-phase thermal mixing. The experiment was carried out with test sections containing a main pipe (70 mm inner diameter) and a branch pipe (21 mm inner diameter) under the atmospheric pressure. The steam mass flow in the main pipe ranged from 0 to 0.0347 kg/s, and the subcooled water mass flow in the branch pipe ranged from 0.0278 to 0.1389 kg/s. The comparison of the experimental data with the calculation results illuminated that although the ECCMIX component was more difficult to converge than Branch component, it was a more appropriate manner to simulate interfacial condensation under two-phase thermal mixing circumstance, while the two components had no differences under single-phase circumstance.

Prevalence and Subtypes of Blastocystis in Alpacas, Vicugna pacos in Shanxi Province, China

  • Ma, Ye-Ting;Liu, Qing;Xie, Shi-Chen;Li, Xiao-Dong;Ma, Yuan-Yuan;Li, Tao-Shan;Gao, Wen-Wei;Zhu, Xing-Quan
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.58 no.2
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    • pp.181-184
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    • 2020
  • Blastocystis, an enteric protist, has been reported to be an important cause of protozoal gastrointestinal manifestations in humans and animals worldwide. Animals harboring certain Blastocystis subtypes (STs) may serve as a potential source of human infection. However, information about the prevalence and genetic diversity of Blastocystis in alpacas is limited. In the present study, a total of 366 fecal samples from alpacas in Shanxi Province, northern China, were examined for Blastocystis by PCR amplification of the small subunit rRNA gene, followed by sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. The prevalence of Blastocystis in alpacas was 23.8%, and gender difference in the prevalence of Blastocystis was observed. The most predominant Blastocystis ST was ST10, followed by ST14 and ST5. The detection of ST5, a potentially zoonotic genotype, indicates that alpacas harboring ST5 could be a potential source of human infection with Blastocystis. These data provide new insight into the prevalence and genetic diversity of Blastocystis in alpacas.

Investigation of morphological changes of HPS membrane caused by cecropin B through scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy

  • Hu, Han;Jiang, Changsheng;Zhang, Binzhou;Guo, Nan;Li, Zhonghua;Guo, Xiaozhen;Wang, Yang;Liu, Binlei;He, Qigai
    • Journal of Veterinary Science
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    • v.22 no.5
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    • pp.59.1-59.13
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    • 2021
  • Background: Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been identified as promising compounds for consideration as novel antimicrobial agents. Objectives: This study analyzed the efficacy of cecropin B against Haemophilus parasuis isolates through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) experiments. Results: Cecropin B exhibited broad inhibition activity against 15 standard Haemophilus parasuis (HPS) strains and 5 of the clinical isolates had minimum inhibition concentrations (MICs) ranging from 2 to 16 ㎍/mL. Microelectrophoresis and hexadecane adsorption assays indicated that the more hydrophobic and the higher the isoelectric point (IEP) of the strain, the more sensitive it was to cecropin B. Through SEM, multiple blisters of various shapes and dents on the cell surface were observed. Protrusions and leakage were detected by AFM. Conclusions: Based on the results, cecropin B could inhibit HPS via a pore-forming mechanism by interacting with the cytoplasmic membrane of bacteria. Moreover, as cecropin B concentration increased, the bacteria membrane was more seriously damaged. Thus, cecropin B could be developed as an effective anti-HPS agent for use in clinical applications.

Program development and preliminary CHF characteristics analysis for natural circulation loop under moving condition

  • Gui, Minyang;Tian, Wenxi;Wu, Di;Chen, Ronghua;Su, G.H.;Qiu, Suizheng
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.53 no.2
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    • pp.446-454
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    • 2021
  • Critical heat flux (CHF) has traditionally been evaluated using look-up tables or empirical correlations for nuclear power plants. However, under complex moving condition, it is necessary to reconsider the CHF characteristics since the conventional CHF prediction methods would no longer be applicable. In this paper, the additional forces caused by motions have been added to the annular film dryout (AFD) mechanistic model to investigate the effect of moving condition on CHF. Moreover, a theoretical model of the natural circulation loop with additional forces is established to reflect the natural circulation characteristics of the loop system. By coupling the system loop with the AFD mechanistic model, a CHF prediction program called NACOM for natural circulation loop under moving condition is developed. The effects of three operating conditions, namely stationary, inclination and rolling, on the CHF of the loop are then analyzed. It can be clearly seen that the moving condition has an adverse effect on the CHF in the natural circulation system. For the calculation parameters in this paper, the CHF can be reduced by 25% compared with the static value, which indicates that it is important to consider the effects of moving condition to retain adequate safety margin in subsequent thermal-hydraulic designs.