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

Taher ElGamal

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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.

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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.

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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.

Key concepts: Discrete logarithm, Public-key cryptography, Cryptosystem, Threshold cryptosystem, Blind signature, Scheme (mathematics), Key (lock), Theoretical computer science

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