The trace of an optimal normal element and low complexity normal bases

  • Authors:
  • Maria Christopoulou;Theo Garefalakis;Daniel Panario;David Thomson

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Mathematics, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece 714 09;Department of Mathematics, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece 714 09;School of Mathematics and Statistics, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada K1S 5B6;Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada N2L 3G1

  • Venue:
  • Designs, Codes and Cryptography
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

Let $${\mathbb{F}}_{q}$$ be a finite field and consider an extension $${\mathbb{F}}_{q^{n}}$$ where an optimal normal element exists. Using the trace of an optimal normal element in $${\mathbb{F}}_{q^{n}}$$ , we provide low complexity normal elements in $${\mathbb{F}}_{q^{m}}$$ , with m = n/k. We give theorems for Type I and Type II optimal normal elements. When Type I normal elements are used with m = n/2, m odd and q even, our construction gives Type II optimal normal elements in $${\mathbb{F}}_{q^{m}}$$ ; otherwise we give low complexity normal elements. Since optimal normal elements do not exist for every extension degree m of every finite field $${\mathbb{F}}_{q}$$ , our results could have a practical impact in expanding the available extension degrees for fast arithmetic using normal bases.