• DocumentCode
    931691
  • Title

    On the security of the Merkle- Hellman cryptographic scheme (Corresp.)

  • Author

    Shamir, Ariel

  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1980
  • fDate
    5/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    339
  • Lastpage
    340
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9448
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIT.1980.1056197
  • Filename
    1056197
    • Link To Document
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