Practical Lattice Cryptosystems: NTRUEncrypt and NTRUMLS
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Date
2015-12-22
Authors
Schanck, John
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University of Waterloo
Abstract
Public key cryptography, as deployed on the internet today, stands on shaky
ground. For over twenty years now it has been known that the systems in
widespread use are insecure against adversaries equipped with quantum computers
-- a fact that has largely been discounted due to the enormous challenge of
building such devices. However, research into the development of quantum
computers is accelerating and is producing an abundance of positive results
that indicate quantum computers could be built in the near future. As a
result, individuals, corporations and government entities are calling for the deployment of
new cryptography to replace systems that are vulnerable to quantum
cryptanalysis. Few satisfying schemes are to be found.
This work examines the design, parameter selection, and cryptanalysis of a
post-quantum public key encryption scheme, NTRUEncrypt, and a related
signature scheme, NTRUMLS. It is hoped that this analysis will prove useful in
comparing these schemes against other candidates that have been proposed to
replace existing infrastructure.
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NTRU, cryptography, lattice cryptography, post-quantum cryptography, digital signatures, public key encryption, cryptanalysis