A review on heuristics for addition chain problem: towards efficient public key cryptosystems

Field exponentiation and scalar multiplication are the pillars of and the most computationally expensive operations in the public key cryptosystems. Optimizing the operation is the key to the efficiency of the systems. Analogous to the optimization is solving addition chain problem. In this study, w...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Noma, Adamu, Muhammed, Abdullah, Mohamed, Mohamad Afendee, Ahmad Zulkarnain, Zuriati
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Language:English
Published: Science Publications 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60718/
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author Muhammad Noma, Adamu
Muhammed, Abdullah
Mohamed, Mohamad Afendee
Ahmad Zulkarnain, Zuriati
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Mohamed, Mohamad Afendee
Ahmad Zulkarnain, Zuriati
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description Field exponentiation and scalar multiplication are the pillars of and the most computationally expensive operations in the public key cryptosystems. Optimizing the operation is the key to the efficiency of the systems. Analogous to the optimization is solving addition chain problem. In this study, we survey from the onset of the addition chain problem to the state-of-the-art heuristics for optimizing it, with the view to identifying fundamental issues that when addressed renders the heuristics most optimal mean of minimizing the two operations in various public key cryptosystems. Thus, our emphasis is specifically on the heuristics: Their various constraints and implementations efficiencies. We present possible ways forwards toward the optimal solution for the addition chain problem that can be efficiently applied for optimal implementation of the public key cryptosystems.
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spelling upm-607182019-04-29T06:11:06Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60718/ A review on heuristics for addition chain problem: towards efficient public key cryptosystems Muhammad Noma, Adamu Muhammed, Abdullah Mohamed, Mohamad Afendee Ahmad Zulkarnain, Zuriati Field exponentiation and scalar multiplication are the pillars of and the most computationally expensive operations in the public key cryptosystems. Optimizing the operation is the key to the efficiency of the systems. Analogous to the optimization is solving addition chain problem. In this study, we survey from the onset of the addition chain problem to the state-of-the-art heuristics for optimizing it, with the view to identifying fundamental issues that when addressed renders the heuristics most optimal mean of minimizing the two operations in various public key cryptosystems. Thus, our emphasis is specifically on the heuristics: Their various constraints and implementations efficiencies. We present possible ways forwards toward the optimal solution for the addition chain problem that can be efficiently applied for optimal implementation of the public key cryptosystems. Science Publications 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60718/1/A%20review%20on%20heuristics%20for%20addition%20chain%20problem%20towards%20efficient%20public%20key%20cryptosystems.pdf Muhammad Noma, Adamu and Muhammed, Abdullah and Mohamed, Mohamad Afendee and Ahmad Zulkarnain, Zuriati (2017) A review on heuristics for addition chain problem: towards efficient public key cryptosystems. Journal of Computer Science, 13 (8). 275 - 289. ISSN 1549-3636; ESSN: 1552-6607 https://thescipub.com/pdf/10.3844/jcssp.2017.275.289 10.3844/jcssp.2017.275.289
spellingShingle Muhammad Noma, Adamu
Muhammed, Abdullah
Mohamed, Mohamad Afendee
Ahmad Zulkarnain, Zuriati
A review on heuristics for addition chain problem: towards efficient public key cryptosystems
title A review on heuristics for addition chain problem: towards efficient public key cryptosystems
title_full A review on heuristics for addition chain problem: towards efficient public key cryptosystems
title_fullStr A review on heuristics for addition chain problem: towards efficient public key cryptosystems
title_full_unstemmed A review on heuristics for addition chain problem: towards efficient public key cryptosystems
title_short A review on heuristics for addition chain problem: towards efficient public key cryptosystems
title_sort review on heuristics for addition chain problem: towards efficient public key cryptosystems
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/60718/
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