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Public Key Cryptography
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Date Published: April 1991
Author(s)
James Nechvatal (NIST)
This publication presents a state-of-the-art survey of public-key cryptography, circa 1988-1990, and covers the following topics: 1) the theory of public-key cryptography; 2) comparisons to conventional (secret-key) cryptography; 3) a largely self-contained summary of relevant mathematics; 4) a survey of major existing public-key systems; 5) an exploration of digital signatures and has functions; 6) a survey of public-key implementations in networks; 7) an introduction to zero-knowledge protocols and probabilistic encryption; and 8) an exploration of security issues and key sizes.
This publication presents a state-of-the-art survey of public-key cryptography, circa 1988-1990, and covers the following topics: 1) the theory of public-key cryptography; 2) comparisons to conventional (secret-key) cryptography; 3) a largely self-contained summary of relevant mathematics; 4) a...
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This publication presents a state-of-the-art survey of public-key cryptography, circa 1988-1990, and covers the following topics: 1) the theory of public-key cryptography; 2) comparisons to conventional (secret-key) cryptography; 3) a largely self-contained summary of relevant mathematics; 4) a survey of major existing public-key systems; 5) an exploration of digital signatures and has functions; 6) a survey of public-key implementations in networks; 7) an introduction to zero-knowledge protocols and probabilistic encryption; and 8) an exploration of security issues and key sizes.
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public-key cryptography
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