Showing papers on "Financial cryptography published in 1994"

Cryptography policy

Abstract: D wing the past five yews. encryption technology haa become easily available tu both individuals and businesses, affording them a level of security formerly available to only military, national security. and law enforcement agencies. This availability and the desirability of encrypting some communications is just starting to be generally recognized by American business, and the encryption market is just now beginning to emerge as a significant part of the computer security market. As a result, a debate about the proper balance of national security, law enforcement, and personal freedom has been initiated. Law enforcement and national security agencies would like to maintain tight control over civilian encryption technologies, while industry and individual and privacy rights advocates tight to expand their ability to distribute and use cryptographic products as they please 171. This article analyzes trends in mcryption technology and policy against this backdrop. It is divided into four primary sections: technology, market analysis, export controls, and public policy issues.

Number Theory and Cryptography

Abstract: In several branches of number theory — algebraic, analytic, and computational — certain questions have acquired great practical importance in the science of cryptography. Broadly speaking, the term cryptography refers to a wide range of security issues in the transmission and safeguarding of information. Most of the applications of number theory have arisen since 1976 as a result of the development of public-key cryptography.