Cryptology ePrint Archive: Report 2001/111

An Identity Based Authenticated Key Agreement Protocol Based on the Weil Pairing

N.P. Smart

Abstract: We describe an ID based authenticated two pass key agreement protocol which makes use of the Weil pairing. The protocol is described and its properties are discussed including the ability to add key confirmation.

Category / Keywords: ID, key agreement, elliptic curves

Date: received 20 Dec 2001

Contact author: nigel at cs bris ac uk

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Version: 20011220:142936 (All versions of this report)

Short URL: ia.cr/2001/111

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