# ARIBC: Online Reporting Based on Identity-Based Cryptography
## 6 Conclusions  
We proposed a novel scheme that supports online eponymous and anonymous reporting, and is based on identity-based cryptography. The proposed scheme allows for secure, continued two-way communication between anonymous reporters and the pertinent authorities, thus successfully addressing the reporters' concerns whilst ensuring the integrity and effectiveness of the investigation. The scheme may also support a reward scheme, should the reporter wishes to retain the option of proving her/his identity at a later stage. The proposed scheme enjoys a number of advantages over existing alternatives, most notable among them being its ease of implementation, even with limited resources, bot at the server and the client-side. We developed a proof-of-concept implementation of the proposed scheme, and demonstrated the applicability of the scheme in environments with constrained resources (human, organizational and/or computational). This implementation allows for measuring overheads imposed by the scheme, which were found to be well within the capabilities of modern fixed or mobile devices. Our plans for future research include the full implementation of the ARIBC system; experimentation with it towards validation; assessment of its security by means of pen testing; empirical investigation of the stakeholders' acceptance of the proposed scheme; and assessment of its usability. Conceptualization, A.G., S.K. ; methodology, A.G.; software, A.G.; validation, A.G.; formal analysis, A.G  
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