Verbal Key Exchange
draft-mutaf-dke-02
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| Author | Pars Mutaf | ||
| Last updated | 2007-12-19 | ||
| RFC stream | (None) | ||
| Intended RFC status | (None) | ||
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| Stream | Stream state | (No stream defined) | |
| Consensus boilerplate | Unknown | ||
| RFC Editor Note | (None) | ||
| IESG | IESG state | Expired | |
| Telechat date | (None) | ||
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Abstract
This document describes a verbal key exchange protocol in which a short fingerprint is used to represent a "one-time" public key fingerprint. The one-time public key is immediately used for key exchange, before an attacker has time to find a public/private key pair that gives the same fingerprint and mount a Man-in-the-Middle attack. The protocol, however, requires that both users be present for fingerprint verification, making it suitable for mobile users only.
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