Twisted Edwards Curves Revisited

  • Authors:
  • Huseyin Hisil;Kenneth Koon-Ho Wong;Gary Carter;Ed Dawson

  • Affiliations:
  • Information Security Institute, Queensland University of Technology, Australia QLD, 4000;Information Security Institute, Queensland University of Technology, Australia QLD, 4000;Information Security Institute, Queensland University of Technology, Australia QLD, 4000;Information Security Institute, Queensland University of Technology, Australia QLD, 4000

  • Venue:
  • ASIACRYPT '08 Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Theory and Application of Cryptology and Information Security: Advances in Cryptology
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

This paper introduces fast algorithms for performing group operations on twisted Edwards curves, pushing the recent speed limits of Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) forward in a wide range of applications. Notably, the new addition algorithm uses $8\mathrm{\textbf{M}}$ for suitably selected curve constants. In comparison, the fastest point addition algorithms for (twisted) Edwards curves stated in the literature use $9\mathrm{\textbf{M}} + 1\mathrm{\textbf{S}}$. It is also shown that the new addition algorithm can be implemented with four processors dropping the effective cost to $2\mathrm{\textbf{M}}$. This implies an effective speed increase by the full factor of 4 over the sequential case. Our results allow faster implementation of elliptic curve scalar multiplication. In addition, the new point addition algorithm can be used to provide a natural protection from side channel attacks based on simple power analysis (SPA).