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Security Group Seminar, 31st October 1995

Speaker:: Harry Manifavas and Chris Sutherland, Cambridge University
Date:: Tuesday 31st October
Place:: Room TP4, Computer Laboratory
Title:: ENGINEERING ASPECTS OF FAST NETWORK PAYMENTS

There is considerable interest at present in protocols for `electronic commerce', which is usually taken to mean paying for video on demand, worldwide web pages and access to libraries and software. It is often supposed that this is a new field, but network payment mechanisms have been around for years. We describe their history and the lessons which should be learned. We then describe a number of recent proposals, and present a digital cash proposal of our own.

Security Group Seminar, 31st October 1995 / Mark.Lomas@cl.cam.ac.uk