Title :
From weak to strong information-theoretic key agreement
Author :
Maurer, Ueli ; Wolf, Stefan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Eidgenossische Tech. Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
In the original definitions of information-theoretic secret-key agreement, the required secrecy condition was too weak. We show, by a generic reduction, that it can be strengthened without any effect on the achievable key-generation rate
Keywords :
cryptography; information theory; cryptography; generic reduction; information-theoretic secret-key agreement; key-generation rate; secrecy condition; strong key agreement; weak key agreement; Broadcasting; Computer science; Error correction; Information security; Privacy; Random variables;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory, 2000. Proceedings. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5857-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISIT.2000.866308
