Elliptic Curve Public-Key Cryptosystems - An Introduction

  • Authors:
  • Erik De Win;Bart Preneel

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • State of the Art in Applied Cryptography, Course on Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography - Revised Lectures
  • Year:
  • 1997

Quantified Score

Hi-index 0.00

Visualization

Abstract

We give a brief introduction to elliptic curve public-key cryptosystems. We explain how the discrete logarithm in an elliptic curve group can be used to construct cryptosystems. We also focus on practical aspects such as implementation, standardization and intellectual property.