Protocols for Authentication and Key Establishment (Information Security and Cryptography) - Hardcover

Boyd, Colin; Mathuria, Anish

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3540431071 ISBN 13: 9783540431077

Publisher: Springer, 2003

Synopsis

Protocols for authentication and key establishment are the foundation for security of communications. The range and diversity of these protocols is immense, while the properties and vulnerabilities of different protocols can vary greatly.
This is the first comprehensive and integrated treatment of these protocols. It allows researchers and practitioners to quickly access a protocol for their needs and become aware of existing protocols which have been broken in the literature.
As well as a clear and uniform presentation of the protocols this book includes a description of all the main attack types and classifies most protocols in terms of their properties and resource requirements. It also includes tutorial material suitable for graduate students.

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"This book is the first comprehensive treatment of protocols for authentication and key establishment. It allows researchers and practitioners to quickly access a protocol for their needs and become aware of existing protocols that have been broken in the literature. In addition to a clear and uniform presentation of the protocols, this book includes a description of all the main attack types ... . will prove useful both to those who wish to learn more about the field and as a reference ... ." (Nikolay Yakovlevich Tikhonenko, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1043 (18), 2004)

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540431071
• ISBN 13: 9783540431077
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 345