Low-Power Public Key Cryptography

[摘要] This report presents research on public key, digital signature algorithms for cryptographic authentication in low-powered, low-computation environments. We assessed algorithms for suitability based on their signature size, and computation and storage requirements. We evaluated a variety of general purpose and special purpose computing platforms to address issues such as memory, voltage requirements, and special functionality for low-powered applications. In addition, we examined custom design platforms. We found that a custom design offers the most flexibility and can be optimized for specific algorithms. Furthermore, the entire platform can exist on a single Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) or can be integrated with commercially available components to produce the desired computing platform.

[发布日期] 2000-11-01 [发布机构] Sandia National Laboratories

[关键词] 99 General And Miscellaneous//Mathematics, Computing, And Information Science;Design;Flexibility;Secrecy Protection;Memory Devices