Needham-Schroeder protocol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of two key transport protocols for use over insecure networks, one based on symmetric encryption (and forming the basis of Kerberos) and the other on public-key cryptography.

Word forms

Needham-Schroeder protocol Needham-Schroeder protocols

Etymology

Proposed by Roger Needham and Michael Schroeder.

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