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A proposed architecture for trusted third party services

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Cryptography: Policy and Algorithms (CPA 1995)

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In this paper we propose a novel solution to the problem of providing trusted third party services, such as the management of cryptographic keys for end-to-end encryption, in a way that meets legal requirements for warranted interception. Also included is a discussion of what might be a reasonable set of requirements for international provision of such services, as well as some analysis of the cryptographic properties of the architecture and how it might operate in practice.

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  1. Information Security Group Royal Holloway, University of London, TW20 0EX, Egham, Surrey, England

    Nigel Jefferies, Chris Mitchell & Michael Walker

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  1. Nigel Jefferies
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Ed Dawson Jovan Golić

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Jefferies, N., Mitchell, C., Walker, M. (1996). A proposed architecture for trusted third party services. In: Dawson, E., Golić, J. (eds) Cryptography: Policy and Algorithms. CPA 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1029. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0032349

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