The paper analyzes CFVZ, a new public key cryptosystem whose security is based on a matrix version of the discrete logarithm problem over an elliptic curve. It is shown that the co...
The characterization of ideal access structures and the search for bounds on the optimal information rate are two important problems in secret sharing. These problems are studied ...
Abstract. This article points out a gap between two natural formulations of the concept of a proof of knowledge, and shows that in all natural cases (e.g., NP-statements) this gap ...
In 1949, Shannon proved the perfect secrecy of the Vernam cryptographic system (One-Time Pad or OTP). It has generally been believed that the perfectly random and uncompressible O...
A new concept of society-oriented designated confirmer signatures (SDCS) is introduced in this paper. SDCS is well suited to applications where the capability of the signer and th...