Accelerated verification of digital signatures and public keys
CA 2592875 C · Owner: Gallant, Robert · Inventors: Struik, Marinus; Lambert, Robert; Antipa, Adrian
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Accelerated computation of combinations of group operations in a finite field is provided by arranging for at least one of the operands to have a relatively small bit length. In a elliptic curve group verification that a value , representative of a point R corresponds the sum of two other points uG and vG is obtained by deriving integers w,z of reduced bit length and so that v = w/z. The verification equality R = uG + vQ may then be computed as -zR +(uz mod n) G + wQ = O with z and w of reduced bit length. This is beneficial in digital signature verification where increased verification can be attained.
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- Filed January 18, 2006 and granted September 6, 2016. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 18, 2026.
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