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1、644IEEETRANSACTIONSONINFORMATIONTHEORY,VOL.IT-22,NO.6,NOVEMBER1976NewDirectionsinCryptographyInvitedPaperWHITFIELDDIFFIEANDMARTINE.HELLMAN,MEMBER,IEEEAbstract-Twokindsofcontemporarydevelopmentsincryp-Thebestknowncryptographicproblemisthatofpri-tographyareexamined.Wideningapplicationsoftelepro

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6、ecostofhighgradeSectionIIIproposestwoapproachestotransmittingcryptographicdevicesdowntowheretheycanbeusedinkeyinginformationoverpublic(i.e.,insecure)channelssuchcommercialapplicationsasremotecashdispenserswithoutcompromisingthesecurityofthesystem.Inaandcomputerterminals.Inturn,suchapplication

7、screatepublickeycryptosystemencipheringanddecipheringareaneedfornewtypesofcryptographicsystemswhichgovernedbydistinctkeys,EandD,suchthatcomputingminimizethenecessityofsecurekeydistributionchannelsDfromEiscomputationallyinfeasible(e.g.,requiri