Title :
The first ten years of public-key cryptography
Author :
Diffie, Whitfield
Author_Institution :
Bell-Northern Res., Mountain View, CA, USA
fDate :
5/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The development of public-key cryptography is described, and its principles are elucidated. The discussion covers exponential key exchange, the trap-door knapsack public-key cryptosystem, the Rivest-Shamir-Adleman (RSA) system, and the breaking of the knapsack cryptosystem. Early responses to public-key systems and the problem of key management are examined. Applications and implementations are described. Significant development in multiplying, factoring, and finding prime numbers which have resulted from public-key research are sketched. Directions in public-key research are discussed
Keywords :
codes; cryptography; reviews; RSA system; Rivest-Shamir-Adleman; data security; exponential key exchange; factoring; key management; knapsack cryptosystem breaking; multiplying; prime number location; public-key cryptography; review; trap-door knapsack; Airborne radar; Communication networks; Communication system security; Control systems; Cryptographic protocols; Fires; Military aircraft; Packaging; Public key cryptography; Springs;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
