• DocumentCode
    3384732
  • Title

    A fast hash tree generator for Merkle signature scheme

  • Author

    Shoufan, Abdulhadi ; Huber, Nico

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Adv. Security Res. Darmstadt CASED, Darmstadt, Germany
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    May 30 2010-June 2 2010
  • Firstpage
    3945
  • Lastpage
    3948
  • Abstract
    The Merkle Signature Scheme relies on hash function and is, therefore, assumed to be resistant to attacks by quantum computers. This paper presents an efficient hardware architecture to accelerate the generation of Merkle hash trees. Timing measurements on a prototype show a considerable performance boost compared to a similar software solution.
  • Keywords
    cryptography; trees (mathematics); Merkle signature scheme; hash tree generator; timing measurements; Acceleration; Computer architecture; Computer security; Concatenated codes; Cryptography; Digital signatures; Hardware; Quantum computing; Software performance; Software prototyping;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Proceedings of 2010 IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Paris
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5308-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5309-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISCAS.2010.5537673
  • Filename
    5537673
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3384732