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On Secure Communication with Constrained Randomization (1202.5529v1)
Published 24 Feb 2012 in cs.IT and math.IT
Abstract: In this paper, we investigate how constraints on the randomization in the encoding process affect the secrecy rates achievable over wiretap channels. In particular, we characterize the secrecy capacity with a rate-limited local source of randomness and a less capable eavesdropper's channel, which shows that limited rate incurs a secrecy rate penalty but does not preclude secrecy. We also discuss a more practical aspect of rate-limited randomization in the context of cooperative jamming. Finally, we show that secure communication is possible with a non-uniform source for randomness; this suggests the possibility of designing robust coding schemes.