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Re: authentication protocols
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ben Laurie)
Fri Mar 29 16:25:02 2002
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Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2002 14:34:54 +0000
From: Ben Laurie <ben@algroup.co.uk>
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To: John Saylor <johns@worldwinner.com>
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John Saylor wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I'd like to find an authentication protocol that fits my needs:
> 1. 2 [automated] parties
> 2. no trusted 3rd party intemediary ['Trent' in _Applied_Crypto_]
>
> Most of the stuff in _Applied_Crypto_ requires that third party. It may
> be an impossible task, nothing seems obvious to me. Pointers,
> suggestions, or aphorisms all welcome.
You need to specify what you are trying to achieve! For example, its
easy to avoid third parties if you have already exchanged keys.
Cheers,
Ben.
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