Paper 2013/734
Elliptic Curve Cryptography in Practice
Joppe W. Bos, J. Alex Halderman, Nadia Heninger, Jonathan Moore, Michael Naehrig, and Eric Wustrow
Abstract
In this paper, we perform a review of elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), as it is used in practice today, in order to reveal unique mistakes and vulnerabilities that arise in implementations of ECC. We study four popular protocols that make use of this type of public-key cryptography: Bitcoin, secure shell (SSH), transport layer security (TLS), and the Austrian e-ID card. We are pleased to observe that about 1 in 10 systems support ECC across the TLS and SSH protocols. However, we find that despite the high stakes of money, access and resources protected by ECC, implementations suffer from vulnerabilities similar to those that plague previous cryptographic systems.
Metadata
- Available format(s)
- Category
- Public-key cryptography
- Publication info
- Preprint. MINOR revision.
- Contact author(s)
- jbos @ microsoft com
- History
- 2013-12-02: revised
- 2013-11-14: received
- See all versions
- Short URL
- https://ia.cr/2013/734
- License
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CC BY
BibTeX
@misc{cryptoeprint:2013/734, author = {Joppe W. Bos and J. Alex Halderman and Nadia Heninger and Jonathan Moore and Michael Naehrig and Eric Wustrow}, title = {Elliptic Curve Cryptography in Practice}, howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2013/734}, year = {2013}, url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2013/734} }