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This contribution describes the encryption and key management techniques realised with prototype hardware by British Telecom Research for use on the SatStream service offered on the European Communication Satellite. The security objectives, channel unit functions and operation, encryption methods and key management systems are described.
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Serpell, S.C., Brookson, C.B. (1985). Encryption and Key Management for the ECS Statellite Service. In: Beth, T., Cot, N., Ingemarsson, I. (eds) Advances in Cryptology. EUROCRYPT 1984. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 209. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-39757-4_30
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