Paper 2021/031

A Comparative Study of Cryptographic Key Distribution Protocols

Alexandru-Ștefan Gheorghieș, Darius-Marian Lăzăroi, and Emil Simion

Abstract

Key distribution protocols deal with generating, exchanging, and storing information (especially shared keys). In this paper, we compare three different types of protocols: classical, quantum key distribution, and blockchain-based protocols, with examples from each category, presenting the particularities and challenges of each one, including solutions and the impact of these protocols.

Metadata
Available format(s)
PDF
Category
Cryptographic protocols
Publication info
Preprint. MINOR revision.
Keywords
key sharingprotocolspublic key infrastructurequantum computingblockchainauthentication
Contact author(s)
alexgheorghies @ gmail com
lazaroidarius @ gmail com
emil simion @ upb ro
History
2021-01-12: received
Short URL
https://ia.cr/2021/031
License
Creative Commons Attribution
CC BY

BibTeX

@misc{cryptoeprint:2021/031,
      author = {Alexandru-Ștefan Gheorghieș and Darius-Marian Lăzăroi and Emil Simion},
      title = {A Comparative Study of Cryptographic Key Distribution Protocols},
      howpublished = {Cryptology ePrint Archive, Paper 2021/031},
      year = {2021},
      note = {\url{https://eprint.iacr.org/2021/031}},
      url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2021/031}
}
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