Paper 2021/707
Lattice Enumeration for Tower NFS: a 521-bit Discrete Logarithm Computation
Abstract
The Tower variant of the Number Field Sieve (TNFS) is known to be asymptotically the most efficient algorithm to solve the discrete logarithm problem in finite fields of medium characteristics, when the extension degree is composite. A major obstacle to an efficient implementation of TNFS is the collection of algebraic relations, as it happens in dimension greater than 2. This requires the construction of new sieving algorithms which remain efficient as the dimension grows. In this article, we overcome this difficulty by considering a lattice enumeration algorithm which we adapt to this specific context. We also consider a new sieving area, a high-dimensional sphere, whereas previous sieving algorithms for the classical NFS considered an orthotope. Our new sieving technique leads to a much smaller running time, despite the larger dimension of the search space, and even when considering a larger target, as demonstrated by a record computation we performed in a 521-bit finite field GF(p^6). The target finite field is of the same form than finite fields used in recent zero-knowledge proofs in some blockchains. This is the first reported implementation of TNFS.
Note: A major revision of an IACR publication in ASIACRYPT 2021
Metadata
- Available format(s)
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PDF
- Category
- Public-key cryptography
- Publication info
- A major revision of an IACR publication in ASIACRYPT 2021
- Keywords
- discrete logarithm problem cryptanalysis
- Contact author(s)
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gdemicheli @ eng ucsd edu
pierrick gaudry @ loria fr
cecile pierrot @ inria fr - History
- 2022-09-22: last of 2 revisions
- 2021-05-28: received
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- Short URL
- https://ia.cr/2021/707
- License
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CC BY
BibTeX
@misc{cryptoeprint:2021/707,
author = {Gabrielle De Micheli and Pierrick Gaudry and Cécile Pierrot},
title = {Lattice Enumeration for Tower {NFS}: a 521-bit Discrete Logarithm Computation},
howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2021/707},
year = {2021},
url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2021/707}
}
