• DocumentCode
    1218955
  • Title

    The use of public key cryptography in communication system design

  • Author

    Adleman, Leonard M. ; Rivest, Ronald L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1978
  • fDate
    11/1/1978 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    20
  • Lastpage
    23
  • Abstract
    Since the time of Caesar, cryptography has been used in the design of secure communications systems. Recently, Diffie and Hellman [2] have introduced a new type of cryptographic method, based on "trapdoor" functions, which promises to be of great value in the design of such systems. We present a review of public key cryptosystems, followed by examples of communications systems which make particularly elegant use of their properties.
  • Keywords
    Cryptography; Communications Society; Graphics; Mathematics; Public key; Public key cryptography; Security;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Communications Society Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0148-9615
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MCOM.1978.1089778
  • Filename
    1089778
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1218955