Editing Diffie–Hellman key exchange (section)

== Name ==
In 2006, Hellman suggested the algorithm be called '''Diffie–Hellman–Merkle key exchange''' in recognition of [[Ralph Merkle]]'s contribution to the invention of [[public-key cryptography]] (Hellman, 2006), writing:

{{Blockquote|The system ... has since become known as Diffie–Hellman key exchange. While that system was first described in a paper by Diffie and me, it is a public key distribution system, a concept developed by Merkle, and hence should be called 'Diffie–Hellman–Merkle key exchange' if names are to be associated with it. I hope this small pulpit might help in that endeavor to recognize Merkle's equal contribution to the invention of public key cryptography.<ref name="Hellman2002">{{citation | last1=Hellman | first1=Martin E. | title=An overview of public key cryptography | journal=IEEE Communications Magazine | volume=40 | issue=5 | pages=42–49 | date=May 2002 | doi=10.1109/MCOM.2002.1006971 | url=http://www-ee.stanford.edu/~hellman/publications/31.pdf | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402093741/http://www-ee.stanford.edu/%7Ehellman/publications/31.pdf | archive-date=2016-04-02 | citeseerx=10.1.1.127.2652 | s2cid=9504647 }}</ref>}}