Research Article

A Provably Secure Biometrics-Based Authentication Scheme for Multiserver Environment

Table 2

The notations and rules of BAN logic.

A principal
A statement
KA key
P sees X, P receives a message containing X
P said X, P sent a message including X
believes is true
P and Q share a secret
X is fresh
P and Q share a key K
is encrypted under the key K
X is combined with a secret Y
P has jurisdiction over
Message meaning rule or
Belief rule
Nonce-verification rule
Jurisdiction ruleā€‰