Needham–Schroeder protocol

ID: needham-schroeder-protocol

The Needham–Schroeder protocol is a classic authentication protocol for secure key exchange, designed to allow two parties to communicate securely over a network. It was proposed by Roger Needham and Michael Schroeder in 1978. The protocol is designed to ensure that both parties can authenticate each other and establish a shared secret key for encrypted communication.

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