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Otway-Rees protocol

Otway-Rees protocol proper noun: a network authentication protocol allowing individuals communicating over an insecure network to prove their identity to each other while also preventing eavesdropping and replay attacks and allowing for the detection of modification.

Proper noun

the Otway-Rees protocol

  1. A network authentication protocol allowing individuals communicating over an insecure network to prove their identity to each other while also preventing eavesdropping and replay attacks and allowing for the detection of modification.

Origin of Otway-Rees protocol

Named after D. Otway and O. Rees, who developed it.

Questions about Otway-Rees protocol

What does Otway-Rees protocol mean?
Otway-Rees protocol means a network authentication protocol allowing individuals communicating over an insecure network to prove their identity to each other while also preventing eavesdropping and replay attacks and allowing for the detection of modification.
What part of speech is Otway-Rees protocol?
Otway-Rees protocol is a proper noun.

Words near Otway-Rees protocol in the dictionary

  1. Otuque
  2. Otuqui
  3. OTUs
  4. OTW
  5. Otway
  6. Otway-Rees protocol
  7. otwayite
  8. Otwock
  9. OTWs
  10. otzovism
  11. otzovist

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