Title :
On the security of the Merkle- Hellman cryptographic scheme (Corresp.)
fDate :
5/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simplified version of the Merkle-Hellman public key cryptographic system is breakable. While their full-fledged system seems to be resistant to the cryptanalytic attack we propose, the result suggests some ways in which the security of their system can be enhanced.
Keywords :
Cryptography; Communication channels; Computer science; Decoding; Graphics; Public key cryptography; Security; Space technology;
Journal_Title :
Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIT.1980.1056197
