Protocols for authentication and key establishment are the foundation for security of communications. The range and diversity of these protocols is immense, while the properties and vulnerabilities of different protocols can vary greatly.

This is the first comprehensive and integrated treatment of these protocols. It allows researchers and practitioners to quickly access a protocol for their needs and become aware of existing protocols which have been broken in the literature.

As well as a clear and uniform presentation of the protocols this book includes a description of all the main attack types and classifies most protocols in terms of their properties and resource requirements. It also includes tutorial material suitable for graduate students.

Contents

• A Tutorial Introduction to Authentication and Key Establishment
• Goals for Authentication and Key Establishment
• Protocols Using Shared Key Cryptography
• Authentication and Key Transport Using Public-Key Cryptography
• Key Agreement Protocols
• Conference Key Protocols
• Password-Based Protocols
• A. Standard for Authencication and Key Establishment
• B Summary of Notation
• References
• Index of Protocols
• General Index