paper "Chaffing and Winnowing: Confidentiality without Encryption"

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"Chaffing and Winnowing: Confidentiality without Encryption" is a paper by Ronald L. Rivest that proposes a method for achieving data confidentiality without using traditional encryption, instead relying on message authentication codes and the separation of valid and invalid data.

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instanceOf academic paper
cryptography paper
addresses data confidentiality
argues MACs can be used to hide information content
regulating encryption does not prevent confidentiality
assumes sender and receiver share a secret MAC key
author Ronald L. Rivest NERFINISHED
basedOn MAC tags attached to message blocks
category applied cryptography literature
contributesTo discussion of alternatives to traditional encryption
criticizes legal restrictions on encryption
demonstrates confidentiality can be achieved without encryption algorithms
separation of authenticity and confidentiality
distinguishes authentic packets from bogus packets
field cryptography
information security
goal evade legal restrictions on encryption while preserving confidentiality
hasAbbreviation Chaffing and Winnowing NERFINISHED
hasTitle Chaffing and Winnowing: Confidentiality without Encryption NERFINISHED
illustratesWith analogy to separating wheat from chaff
influencedBy contemporary U.S. cryptography export laws
introducesConcept chaffing
winnowing
language English
motivatedBy export controls on encryption
property third parties cannot distinguish real data from chaff without the MAC key
proposes adding bogus packets with invalid MACs as chaff
method for achieving data confidentiality without encryption
receiver discards packets with invalid MACs
publicationType technical report
relatedTo Clipper chip debate
data privacy without encryption
encryption policy debates
key escrow controversy
message authentication
steganographic techniques
reliesOn separation of valid and invalid data
securityAssumption MAC is unforgeable without the secret key
securityMechanism message authentication code
securityProperty confidentiality
techniqueType non-encryption confidentiality technique
topic confidential communication
exportable security mechanisms
uses message authentication codes
shared secret key for MAC computation

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Chaffing and winnowing publishedIn paper "Chaffing and Winnowing: Confidentiality without Encryption"