On the security of the Merkle- Hellman cryptographic scheme (Corresp.)
- 1 May 1980
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
- Vol. 26 (3), 339-340
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tit.1980.1056197
Abstract
A simplified version of the Merkle-Hellman public key cryptographic system is breakable. While their full-fledged system seems to be resistant to the cryptanalytic attack we propose, the result suggests some ways in which the security of their system can be enhanced.Keywords
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