消息认证(Mesage Authentication).pptVIP

消息认证（Message Authentication） Goal: A = M = B  1. Guarantee no message changed 2. Confirm the message sent by specified user  Authenticator: a short string (value) MAC appended to a message M for authenticating the message Sender: M ? M||MAC Receiver: M||MAC ? yes/no (authentication) Message Encryption message encryption by itself also provides a measure of authentication if symmetric encryption is used then: receiver know sender must have created it since only sender and receiver know key used know content cannot of been altered if message has suitable structure,