Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems: First International Workshop, CHES'99 Worcester, MA, USA, August 12-13, 1999 Proceedings

These are the proceedings of CHES'99, the rst workshop on Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems. As it becomes more obvious that strong security will be an important part of the next generation of communication, computer, and electronic consumer devices, we felt that a new type of cryp- graphic conference was needed. Our goal was to create a forum which discusses innovative solutions for cryptography in practice. Consequently, the focus of the CHES Workshop is on all aspects of crypto...