This article motivates the importance of public-key cryptosystems that are secure against chosen ciphertext attack, and of rigourous security proofs. It also discusses the new cryptosystem develped by Cramer and Shoup, and its relevance in this regard.
By: V. Shoup
Published in: RZ3076 in 1998
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