How are spoof decryptions prevented?

Brian Gladman gladman at seven77.demon.co.uk
Tue, 3 Aug 1999 10:58:15 +0100


From: David Parkinson <dparkins@alien.bt.co.uk>
To: <ukcrypto@maillist.ox.ac.uk>
Sent: 03 August 1999 10:23 AM
Subject: Re: How are spoof decryptions prevented?

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> I have been wondering about the definition of "key".
> The attitude in UK-Crypto has been an "all-or-nothing" (preferably
> nothing!) approach.  I may have missed it, but nobody has
> really mentioned the alternative of delivering session keys.

You missed it, its been discussed.

        Brian