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Authentication protocol
arealive edited this page Sep 26, 2017
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Authentication is the most important layer of protection needed for secure communication within computer networks.
The task of the authentication protocol is to specify the exact series of steps needed for execution of the authentication. It has to comply with the main protocol principles:
- A Protocol has to involve two or more parties and everyone involved in the protocol must know the protocol in advance.- All the included parties have to follow the protocol.
- A protocol has to be unambiguous - each step must be defined precisely.
- A protocol must be complete - must include a specified action for every possible situation.