Otway-Rees protocol

proper noun

A network authentication protocol allowing individuals communicating over an insecure network to prove their identity to each other while also preventing eavesdropping and replay attacks and allowing for the detection of modification.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Otway-Rees protocol
  1. computingA network authentication protocol allowing individuals communicating over an insecure network to prove their identity to each other while also preventing eavesdropping and replay attacks and allowing for the detection of modification.

Origin

Named after D. Otway and O. Rees, who developed it.

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APA

Otway-Rees protocol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Otway-Rees%20protocol

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“Otway-Rees protocol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Otway-Rees%20protocol. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Otway-Rees protocol,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Otway-Rees%20protocol.

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