Confidentially yours
Article Abstract:
Computer scientist Ronald L. Rivest at MIT have developed a security system which allows users to decipher confidential messages transmitted online. The security scheme works by subdiving the message in packets, after which they are authenticated through the use of a secret key.
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1998
Research, Innovations, Data encryption, Security measures, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Security systems, Rivest, Ronald Linn
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1998
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The Internet Via Cable
Article Abstract:
Cable television companies have been upgrading their networks with fiber optics. The speed of data transmission allows cable operators to offer high-speed internet connections.
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
United States, Services, Internet, Cable modems, Design and construction
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
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