Cryptology ePrint Archive: Report 2008/011

A simple generalization of the {E}l{G}amal cryptosystem to non-abelian groups II

Ayan Mahalanobis

Abstract: In this paper I study the MOR cryptosystem using the special linear group over finite fields. At our current state of knowledge, I show that the MOR cryptosystem is more secure than the ElGamal cryptosystem over finite fields.

Category / Keywords: public-key cryptography /

Date: received 3 Jan 2008

Contact author: amahalan at stevens edu

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