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Certified Mail

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Synonyms

Nonrepudiation protocol

Related Concepts

Contract Signing; Fair Exchange

Definition

Certified mail is the fair exchange of secret data for a receipt for this data.

Certified Mail. Fig. 1
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Framework for certified mail [4]: players and their actions

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  1. IBM Research-Zurich, IBM Research-Zurich, Säumerstrasse 4, CH-8803, Rüschlikon, Switzerland

    Matthias Schunter

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Computing Science, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Henk C. A. van Tilborg

  2. Center for Secure Information Systems, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 22030-4422, USA

    Sushil Jajodia

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Schunter, M. (2011). Certified Mail. In: van Tilborg, H.C.A., Jajodia, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cryptography and Security. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5906-5_183

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