A Survey of Authentication Protocol Literature: Version 1.0

this report). This report describes what sorts of protocols have been specified and outlines what methods have been used to analyse them. In addition, it provides a summary of the ways in which protocols have been found to fail. There is a large amount of material in the field and the main body of this document is intended as a concise introduction to and survey of the field. Some types of protocol are given little detailed attention, particularly those which rely on number-theoretic properties for their security. It is envisaged that future editions of this report will provide a complete coverage. An annotated bibliography is included to guide the reader. Since authentication relies heavily on encryption and decryption to achieve its goals we also provide a brief review of elements of cryptography. 1.2 A Protocols Resourc