Advances in Cryptology - Crypto 2006: 26th Annual International Cryptology Conference, Santa Barbara

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 26th Annual International Cryptology Conference, CRYPTO 2006, held in Santa Barbara, California, USA in August 2006. The 34 revised full papers presented together with 2 invited lectures were carefully reviewed and selected from 250 submissions. The papers address all current foundational, theoretical and research aspects of cryptology, cryptography, and cryptanalysis as well as advanced applications.