Timestamps in key distribution protocols

The work

AuthorsDorothy E. Denning; Giovanni Maria Sacco
Typearticle
Year1981
Citekeydenning1981timestamps

Where it appeared

Published inCommunications of the ACM
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Volume24
Issue8
Pages533--536

Identifiers

DOI10.1145/358722.358740

Abstract

The distribution of keys in a computer network using single key or public key encryption is discussed. We consider the possibility that communication keys may be compromised, and show that key distribution protocols with timestamps prevent replays of compromised keys. The timestamps have the additional benefit of replacing a two-step handshake.

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@article{denning1981timestamps,
  title        = {Timestamps in key distribution protocols},
  author       = {Dorothy E. Denning and Giovanni Maria Sacco},
  year         = {1981},
  journal      = {Communications of the ACM},
  volume       = {24},
  number       = {8},
  pages        = {533--536},
  publisher    = {Association for Computing Machinery},
  doi          = {10.1145/358722.358740},
}

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