Secure Remote Password

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  • Authentication of Alice - Only a person with correct knowledge of W can compute g^b(uW)modp. A hacker cannot compute W from g^Wmodp due to DLP
  • Authentication of Bob - Only a person with correct knowledge of W can compute the same
  • Security against Dictionary Attacks - Have to try all possible passwords to get W (DLP)
  • Security against Server Compromise - Even if the hacker hold of g^Wmodp, due to DLP, he cannot retrieve W.