Efficient user identification scheme with key distribution preserving anonymity for distributed computer networks

Computers and Security

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 120-125

  Wu, Tzong Sun ^a   Hsu, Chien Lung ^b  

^a FO GUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anonymity; Distributed computer networks; Factorization; Key distribution; User identification

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY; SECURITY OF DATA;

DECRYPTION; HASH FUNCTIONS; USER IDENTIFICATION;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 1542335490     PISSN: 01674048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cose.2003.09.005     Document Type: Article

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