Cryptology ePrint Archive: Report 2019/067
Managing Your Kleptographic Subscription Plan
George Teseleanu
Abstract: In the classical kleptographic business models, the manufacturer of a device $D$ is paid either in advance or in installments by a malicious entity to backdoor $D$. Unfortunately, these models have an inherent high risk for the manufacturer. This translates in high costs for clients. To address this issue, we introduce a subscription based business model and tackle some of the technical difficulties that arise.
Category / Keywords: public-key cryptography / kleptography, backdoor, setup attacks, elgamal
Original Publication (with minor differences): C2SI-2019
Date: received 21 Jan 2019, last revised 15 Mar 2022
Contact author: george teseleanu at yahoo com
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Version: 20220315:092308 (All versions of this report)
Short URL: ia.cr/2019/067
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