| C and S | The ID of the client and server |
| PWc | The password of the client |
| h(・) | Strong cryptographic one-way hash function |
| H(・) | Function which makes a point map to another point on elliptic curve |
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| Concatenation operation |
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| Exclusive-or operation |
| Ks | Server password |
| SK | Session key |
| Q | Server public key |