An Extension of Kedlaya's Algorithm to Artin-Schreier Curves in Characteristic 2

  • Authors:
  • Jan Denef;Frederik Vercauteren

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • ANTS-V Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Algorithmic Number Theory
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

In this paper we present an extension of Kedlaya's algorithm for computingthe zeta function of an Artin-Schreier curve over a finite field Fq of characteristic 2. The algorithm has running time O(g5+驴 log3+驴 q) and needs O(g3 log3 q) storage space for a genus g curve. Our first implementation in MAGMA shows that one can now generate hyperelliptic curves suitable for cryptography in reasonable time. We also compare our algorithm with an algorithm by Lauder and Wan which has the same time and space complexity. Furthermore, the method introduced in this paper can be used for any hyperelliptic curve over a finite field of characteristic 2.