Title :
Cryptanalysis of an authentication and key distribution protocol
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Tamkang Univ., Tamsui, Taiwan
Abstract :
We point out that a previously proposed authentication and key distribution protocol is not secure from both the viewpoints of authentication and key distribution requirements.
Keywords :
cryptography; message authentication; protocols; ID based authentication; cryptanalysis; impersonation; key distribution protocol; message replay; unknown key share attack; Authentication; Councils; Cryptographic protocols; Identity-based encryption; Information security; Protection; Protective relaying; Public key; Public key cryptography;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/4234.740113