[DEMO] ABE to the Rescue: Efficient Encrypted Communications for Disaster Management

Efficient and secure message dissemination plays an important role during a disaster environment. Name-based publish/subscribe systems, especially role-based names, using principles of Information-Centricity provide an efficient framework for communications among first responders. However, a challenge is maintaining confidentiality during communication. We have developed an encryption framework that leverages graph-based naming systems which provides role-based communication among first responders. Our framework is built on top of the dynamic role-based names and can be implemented using attribute-based encryption (ABE) or public key encryption (PKE). In this demo, we show the operations of our framework in a typical scenario of first responders using the application.