Provable Security in the Real World

  • Authors:
  • Jean Paul Degabriele;Kenny Paterson;Gaven Watson

  • Affiliations:
  • Royal Holloway, University of London;Royal Holloway, University of London;University of Calgary

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Security and Privacy
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

Provable security is sometimes portrayed as having revolutionized cryptography, transforming it from an art into a science. Three decades after its inception, is this transition complete? Are cryptanalysts out of business? If so, why do we still hear about attacks against real-world cryptographic systems?