The use of public key cryptography in communication system design

Since the time of Caesar, cryptography has been used in the design of secure communications systems. Recently, Diffie and Hellman [2] have introduced a new type of cryptographic method, based on "trapdoor" functions, which promises to be of great value in the design of such systems. We pre...

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Published inIEEE Communications Society magazine Vol. 16; no. 6; pp. 20 - 23
Main Authors Adleman, L., Rivest, R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.11.1978
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Communications Society
Graphics
Mathematics
Public key
Public key cryptography
Security
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Summary:Since the time of Caesar, cryptography has been used in the design of secure communications systems. Recently, Diffie and Hellman [2] have introduced a new type of cryptographic method, based on "trapdoor" functions, which promises to be of great value in the design of such systems. We present a review of public key cryptosystems, followed by examples of communications systems which make particularly elegant use of their properties.
ISSN:0148-9615
DOI:10.1109/MCOM.1978.1089778