On the Security of SPLICE/AS - The Authentication System in WIDE Internet

Two attacks are give here to show that the authentication system, SPLICE/AS, proposed for WIDE Internet is not secure enough. A modified scheme is suggested to protect the SPLICE/AS from both attacks.

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