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EUROCRYPT 1993: Advances in Cryptology — EUROCRYPT ’93 pp 274–285Cite as

One-Way Accumulators: A Decentralized Alternative to Digital Signatures

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Abstract

This paper describes a simple candidate one-way hash function which satisfies a quasi-commutative property that allows it to be used as an accumulator. This property allows protocols to be developed in which the need for a trusted central authority can be eliminated. Space-efficient distributed protocols are given for document time stamping and for membership testing, and many other applications are possible.

Keywords

  • Hash Function
  • Time Stamp
  • Central Authority
  • Modular Exponentiation
  • Membership List

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  1. Clarkson University, USA

    Josh Benaloh

  2. Giordano Automation, USA

    Michael de Mare

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  1. Department of Informatics, University of Bergen, Høyteknologisenteret, N-5020, Bergen, Norway

    Tor Helleseth

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Benaloh, J., de Mare, M. (1994). One-Way Accumulators: A Decentralized Alternative to Digital Signatures. In: Helleseth, T. (eds) Advances in Cryptology — EUROCRYPT ’93. EUROCRYPT 1993. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 765. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-48285-7_24

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