The elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem (ECDLP) lies at the heart of modern public-key cryptography. It concerns the challenge of determining an unknown scalar multiplier given two points on an ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Computing discrete logarithms in finite fields is a main concern in cryptography. The best algorithms in large and medium characteristic ...

Consider an urn model where at each step one of q colors is sampled according to some probability distribution and a ball of that color is placed in an urn. The distribution of assigning balls to urns ...

Researchers warn that many 1024-bit keys used to secure communications on the internet today might be based on prime numbers that have been intentionally backdoored in an undetectable way. Many public ...

A new era of computing requires a new kind of cryptography. By Professor Liqun Chen Cybersecurity has become one of the hottest topics in the modern digital world. How to make cybersecurity solutions ...

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