ECDSA

Elliptic Curve DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm). An elliptic curve analogue of DSA.

EDI

Electronic (business) Data Interchange.

elliptic curve

The set of points (x, y) satisfying an equation of the form for variables x, y and constants a, b Î F, where F is a field.

elliptic curve cryptosystem

See ECC.

elliptic curve discrete logarithm

Also known as ECDL: the problem of finding m such that m ·P = Q, where P and Q are two points on an elliptic curve.

elliptic curve (factoring) method

A special-purpose factoring algorithm that attempts to find a prime factor p of an integer n by finding an elliptic curve whose number of points modulo p is divisible by only small primes.

encryption

The transformation of plaintext into an apparently less readable form (called ciphertext) through a mathematical process. The ciphertext may be read by anyone who has the key that decrypts (undoes the encryption) the ciphertext.

exclusive-OR

See XOR.

factor

Given an integer n, any number that divides it is called a factor of n. For example, 7 is a factor of 91, because 91/7 is an integer.

factoring

The breaking down of an integer into its prime factors. This is a hard problem.

factoring methods

See elliptic curve method, multiple polynomial quadratic sieve, number field sieve, Pollard p-1 and Pollard p+1 method, Pollard rho method, quadratic sieve.

FIPS

Federal Information Processing Standards. See NIST.

GSS-API

generic security service application program interface.

hacker

A person who tries and/or succeeds at defeating computer security measures.

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. A body that creates some cryptography standards.

IETF

Internet Engineering Task Force.

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