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In many data communication applications it is desirable to be able to prove receipt and authenticity of a transmitted document. Encipherment techniques are available which make this possible. The paper gives an outline of the principles involved.
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Price, W.L. (1984). Authentication and Signature for Message Handling. In: Beauchamp, K.G. (eds) Information Technology and the Computer Network. NATO ASI Series, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-87089-7_22
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