Key Encapsulation: A New Paradigm for Public-Key Encryption

3/25/02


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Key Encapsulation: A New Paradigm for Public-Key Encryption

Summary

Original Approach

Limitations

Traditional Remedies

New Remedy: Two Layers

Addressing the Limitations

Don’t We Do This Already?

Two-Layer Approach

Public-Key Layer: Key Encapsulation

Two Layers with Key Encapsulation

Encapsulation Using RSA

Encapsulation Using DH

Symmetric-Key Layer

Key Transport in Two Layers (similar for message encryption)

Symmetric-Key Key Transport

Key Agreement in Two Layers (one key-pair case)

Symmetric-Key Key Agreement

More on SSL/TLS Handshake

Standardization

Key Encapsulation in Standards

Related Research

S/MIME WG Proposals

Conclusions

Author: Burt Kaliski & Russ Housley