Progress in Cryptology - INDOCRYPT 2000: First International Conference in Cryptology in India, Calcutta, India, December 10-13, 2000. Proceedings

The field of Cryptology witnessed a revolution in the late seventies. Since then it has been expanded into an important and exciting area of research. Over the last two decades, India neither participated actively nor did it contribute sig­ nificantly towards the development in this field. However, recently a number of active research groups engaged in important research and developmental work have crystalized in different parts of India. As a result, their interaction with the internationa...