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Authentication protocol

The Client to Authenticator Protocol (CTAP) enables a roaming, user-controlled cryptographic authenticator to interoperate with a client platform such as a laptop. The standard is also adopted as ITU-T Recommendation X.1278. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Client to Authenticator ProtocolA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: A Novel High-Efficiency Password Authentication and Key Agreement Protocol for Mobile Client-ServerInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Computer networkingThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: An ID-based client authentication with key agreement protocol for mobile client–server environment on ECC with provable securityCited 147 times
  5. Go sideways: FIDO AllianceA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Universal 2nd FactorA closely related topic

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