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Authenticating Secure Tokens Using Slow Memory Access

Overview We present an authentication protocol that allows a token, such as a smart card, to authenticate itself to a back-end trusted computer system through an untrusted reader. This protocol relies on the fact that the token will only respond to queries slowly, and that the token owner will not sit patiently while the reader seems not to be working. This protocol can be used alone, with "dumb" memory tokens or with processor-based tokens.

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Publisher	Counterpane Internet Security	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	April 1999	Downloads	12
Format	White Papers
Topics	Processors, Digital Signatures, Smart Cards

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