Year
1994
Degree Name
Master of Information Technology (Hons.)
Department
Department of Information and Communication Technology
Recommended Citation
Jiwa, Azad, Beacon based approach to network security, Master of Information Technology (Hons.) thesis, Department of Information and Communication Technology, University of Wollongong, 1994. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/2573
Abstract
In 1993, there were an estimated two million hosts connected to the Internet with a user population of around twenty million, in seventy countries. Increasingly, the information being transmitted within the Internet community is sensitive and concerns about data privacy and integrity are growing. This thesis examines the internet environment and the issues that have lead to this raised level of concern regarding security. We will also examine some of the primitive cryptographic services that are available to promote trust between users.
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.