Using encryption for authentication in large networks of computers
The work
| Authors | Roger M. Needham; Michael Schroeder |
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| Type | article |
| Year | 1978 |
| Citekey | needham1978using |
Where it appeared
| Published in | Communications of the ACM |
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| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 993--999 |
Identifiers
| DOI | 10.1145/359657.359659 |
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| OpenAlex | W2146973388 |
Access
| Free full text | https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/359657.359659 |
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| Landing page | https://doi.org/10.1145/359657.359659 |
Abstract
Use of encryption to achieve authenticated communication in computer networks is discussed. Example protocols are presented for the establishment of authenticated connections, for the management of authenticated mail, and for signature verification and document integrity guarantee. Both conventional and public-key encryption algorithms are considered as the basis for protocols.
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@article{needham1978using,
title = {Using encryption for authentication in large networks of computers},
author = {Roger M. Needham and Michael Schroeder},
year = {1978},
journal = {Communications of the ACM},
volume = {21},
number = {12},
pages = {993--999},
publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},
doi = {10.1145/359657.359659},
}
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