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Authenticating Secure Tokens Using Slow Memory Access

Abstract: 

We present an authentication protocol that allows a token, such as a smart card, to authenticate itself to a back-end trusted computer system through an untrusted reader. This protocol relies on the fact that the token will only respond to queries slowly, and that the token owner will not sit patiently while the reader seems not to be working. This protocol can be used alone, with "dumb" memory tokens or with processor-based tokens.

John Kelsey, Counterpane Systems

Bruce Schneier, Counterpane Systems

BibTeX
@inproceedings {271696,
author = {John Kelsey and Bruce Schneier},
title = {Authenticating Secure Tokens Using Slow Memory Access},
booktitle = {USENIX Workshop on Smartcard Technology (Smartcard 99)},
year = {1999},
address = {Chicago, IL},
url = {https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenix-workshop-smartcard-technology/authenticating-secure-tokens-using-slow-memory},
publisher = {USENIX Association},
month = may,
}
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