Failsafe Key Escrow Systems Extended Abstract
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This paper describes a method for escrowing cryptographic keys, which we call Failsafe Key Escrow (FKE). The method is substantially more secure than alternatives such as the Fair Public Key Cryptosystem approach advocated by Micali, and it is particularly well suited for use in escrowing DSS keys.
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