  Direct and indirect dark matter detection relies on the scattering of the
dark matter candidate on nucleons or nuclei. Here, attention is focused on dark
matter candidates (neutralinos) predicted in the minimal supersymmetric
standard model and its constrained version with universal input soft
supersymmetry-breaking masses. Current expectations for elastic scattering
cross sections for neutralinos on protons are discussed with particular
attention to satisfying all current accelerator constraints as well as insuring
a sufficient cosmological relic density to account for the dark matter in the
Universe.
