On the security of the WOTS-PRF signature scheme

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Paper 2017/938

On the security of the WOTS-PRF signature scheme

Philip Lafrance and Alfred Menezes

Abstract

We identify a flaw in the security proof and a flaw in the concrete security analysis of the WOTS-PRF variant of the Winternitz one-time signature scheme, and discuss the implications to its concrete security.

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Available format(s): PDF
Publication info: Preprint. MINOR revision.
Keywords: hash-based signatures one-time signatures
Contact author(s): philip lafrance92 @ gmail com
History: 2018-08-28: last of 2 revisions; 2017-09-27: received; See all versions
Short URL: https://ia.cr/2017/938
License: CC BY