Title :
Public-key cryptosystems based on elliptic curves
Author :
Botes, J.J. ; Penzhorn, W.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Pretoria Univ., South Africa
Abstract :
We discuss the use of elliptic curves in cryptography. Compared to the difficulty of solving the classical discrete logarithm problem, it appears that the elliptic curve analog of the discrete logarithm problem is at least as difficult to solve, especially over GF (2m). Furthermore, elliptic curve cryptosystems might prove to have a higher bit-rate operation than conventional cryptosystems
Keywords :
arithmetic; public key cryptography; bit-rate operation; cryptography; discrete logarithm problem; elliptic curves; Analog integrated circuits; Elliptic curve cryptography; Elliptic curves; Maintenance; Polynomials; Public key; Public key cryptography; Security; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Signal Processing, 1993., Proceedings of the 1993 IEEE South African Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Jan Smuts Airport
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1292-9
DOI :
10.1109/COMSIG.1993.365883
