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KryptoKnight

KryptoKnight provides the following network security services:
  1. Authentication
  2. Key Distribution
  3. Data Privacy
  4. Data Integrity
  5. Single Sign-On
  6. Administration

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For an overview of KryptoKnight protocols see this paper:

Scalability and Flexibility in Authentication Services: The KryptoKnight Approach.

For a more systems-level overview of KryptoKnight see this paper:

KryptoKnight Authentication and Key Distribution Service.

You can also have a look at the earlier protocol-specific papers:

2-party and the 3-party
that deal with more theoretical aspects of protocol security.

KryptoKnight protocols were realized in IBM's NetSP (Network Security Program.)

Last modified : Saturday, 28 October 2000 14:29 CEST