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Is hierarchical public-key certification the next target for hackers?

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Considering alternatives to hierarchical authentication structures that are not sufficiently secure for communication on open networks such as the Internet.

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        cover image Communications of the ACM
        Communications of the ACM  Volume 47, Issue 8
        Interactive immersion in 3D graphics
        August 2004
        93 pages
        ISSN:0001-0782
        EISSN:1557-7317
        DOI:10.1145/1012037
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