A Fast Signature Scheme
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MIT-LCS-TM-107.pdf
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Author(s)
Shamir, Adi
Date Issued
May 1978
Series/Report no.
MIT-LCS-TM-107
Abstract
In this paper we propose a new scheme for generating and verifying "electronic signatures" in public-key communications. The scheme is based on the difficulty of solving the knapsack problem, and its two main advantages over previous schemes are speed and simplicity.
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