January 2007
Beginner
544 pages
14h 21m
English
A COMPLICATED mechanism using a hierarchy of keys was provided to exchange a shared key when users in a public data network wanted to encipher their communications using a symmetric-key cryptographic system. Diffie and Hellman invented public-key cryptography to provide a simpler method for key exchange in public data networks. Both methodologies are examined in this chapter.
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