Rivest, R. L.; Shamir, A.; Adleman, L. A method for obtaining digital signatures and public-key cryptosystems. (English) Zbl 0368.94005 Commun. ACM 21, 120-126 (1978). Page: −5 −4 −3 −2 −1 ±0 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 Show Scanned Page Cited in 16 ReviewsCited in 648 Documents MSC: 94A60 Cryptography 94A62 Authentication, digital signatures and secret sharing 68P25 Data encryption (aspects in computer science) MathOverflow Questions: Who first chose the names Alice and Bob for players A and B? Keywords:authentication; cryptography; digital signatures; electronic mail; factorization; message-passing; prime number; privacy; public-key cryptosystems; security PDF BibTeX XML Cite \textit{R. L. Rivest} et al., Commun. ACM 21, 120--126 (1978; Zbl 0368.94005) Full Text: DOI