New directions in cryptography

The work

AuthorsWhitfield Diffie; Martin E. Hellman
Editors
Typearticle
Year1976
Citekeydiffie1976directions

Where it appeared

Published inIEEE Transactions on Information Theory
PublisherIEEE
Volume22
Issue6
Pages644--654

Abstract

Two kinds of contemporary developments in cryptography are examined. Widening applications of teleprocessing have given rise to a need for new types of cryptographic systems, which minimize the need for secure key distribution channels and supply the equivalent of a written signature. This paper suggests ways to solve these currently open problems. It also discusses how the theories of communication and computation are beginning to provide the tools to solve cryptographic problems of long standing.

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@article{diffie1976directions,
  title        = {New directions in cryptography},
  author       = {Whitfield Diffie and Martin E. Hellman},
  year         = {1976},
  journal      = {IEEE Transactions on Information Theory},
  publisher    = {IEEE},
  volume       = {22},
  number       = {6},
  pages        = {644--654},
  doi          = {10.1109/tit.1976.1055638},
}

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