Secure network bootstrapping: An algorithm for authentic key exchange and digital signitures

Section 2 introduces some clcmcntary mathematical concepts that will be used throughout the paper. Section 3 specifics the necessary assumptions and initializations for the method proposed here. Section 4 describes the key exchange protocol. Section 5 prcscnts a variation of the key exchange algorithm, which yields the signature schcmc. In Section b, a number of attacks to the key cxchangc and signature schemes arc outlined and countered. ~cction 7 reviews two current key exchange algorithms (Diffie-Hellman and RSA) and a signaturc schcmc (ElGamal), and points out their weaknesses and disadvantages. Finally, Section 8 contains a few concluding remarks.