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In this paper, we introduce a collection of cryptographic key constructions built from environmental data that are resistant to adversarial analysis and deceit. We expound upon their properties and discuss some possible applications; the primary envisioned use of these constructions is in the creation of mobile agents whose analysis does not reveal their exact purpose.
James Riordan is now with the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory in Switzerland.
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Riordan, J., Schneier, B. (1998). Environmental Key Generation Towards Clueless Agents. In: Vigna, G. (eds) Mobile Agents and Security. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1419. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-68671-1_2
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