Needham–Schroeder protocol

Summary

Needham–Schroeder protocol is a cryptographic protocol^[1]. It draws 60 Wikipedia views per month (cryptographic_protocol category, ranking #9 of 23).^[2]

Key Facts

• Needham–Schroeder protocol is credited with the discovery of Roger Michael Needham^[3].
• Needham–Schroeder protocol is credited with the discovery of Michael Schroeder^[4].
• Needham–Schroeder protocol's instance of is recorded as cryptographic protocol^[5].
• Needham–Schroeder protocol's instance of is recorded as key-agreement protocol^[6].
• Roger Michael Needham is named after Needham–Schroeder protocol^[7].
• Michael Schroeder is named after Needham–Schroeder protocol^[8].
• Needham–Schroeder protocol's Commons category is recorded as Needham-Schroeder protocol^[9].
• Needham–Schroeder protocol's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027x8k^[10].
• Needham–Schroeder protocol's described by source is recorded as Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, 2nd edition^[11].
• Needham–Schroeder protocol's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780300119^[12].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Roger Michael Needham^[3], a computer scientist^[13], 1935–2003^[14], of United Kingdom^[15], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[16], specialised in computer science^[17] and Michael Schroeder^[4], a computer scientist^[18], b. 1945^[19], of United States^[20], awarded the ACM Fellow^[21].

Why It Matters

Needham–Schroeder protocol draws 60 Wikipedia views per month (cryptographic_protocol category, ranking #9 of 23).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22]