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
fDate :
May 30 2010-June 2 2010
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2010.5537673
