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A public key cryptosystem and a signature scheme based on discrete logarithms

IEEE Transactions on Information Theory · 1985 · Vol. 31(4) · pp. 469–472

Taher ElGamal✉(Hewlett-Packard (United States))

Abstract

A new signature scheme is proposed, together with an implementation of the Diffie-Hellman key distribution scheme that achieves a public key cryptosystem. The security of both systems relies on the difficulty of computing discrete logarithms over finite fields.

Cryptography and Data Security Coding theory and cryptography Cryptography and Residue ArithmeticDiscrete logarithmPublic-key cryptographyCryptosystemThreshold cryptosystemBlind signatureScheme (mathematics)Key (lock)Theoretical computer scienceComputer scienceSignature (topology)

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