Title :
A non-repudiation metering scheme
Author :
Harn, L. ; Lin, H.-Y.
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci. Dept., California State Univ., San Marcos, CA, USA
Abstract :
A metering scheme enables a Web server to measure the number of visits from clients. In addition, a proof needs to be presented by the server as evidence corresponding to this measured number. In this letter, we propose an efficient metering scheme that incorporates the hash-chaining technique and the digital signature algorithm to provide a nonrepudiation proof of this measured number.
Keywords :
Internet; client-server systems; public key cryptography; WWW; Web server; World Wide Web; client visit numbers; digital signature algorithm; hash-chaining technique; nonrepudiation metering scheme; nonrepudiation proof; Authentication; Computer science; Cryptography; Digital signatures; File servers; Personal communication networks; Protocols; Registers; Web server;
Journal_Title :
Communications Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/4234.974494
