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2007

Another Look at "Provable Security"

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Another Look at "Provable Security"
We give an informal analysis and critique of several typical “provable security” results. In some cases there are intuitive but convincing arguments for rejecting the conclusions suggested by the formal terminology and “proofs,” whereas in other cases the formalism seems to be consistent with common sense. We discuss the reasons why the search for mathematically convincing theoretical evidence to support the security of public-key systems has been an important theme of researchers. But we argue that the theorem-proof paradigm of theoretical mathematics is often of limited relevance here and frequently leads to papers that are confusing and misleading. Because our paper is aimed at the general mathematical public, it is self-contained and as jargon-free as possible. Key words. Cryptography, Public Key, Provable Security AMS subject classifications. 94A60, 68P25, 11T71
Neal Koblitz, Alfred Menezes
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Type Journal
Year 2007
Where JOC
Authors Neal Koblitz, Alfred Menezes
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