Paper 2023/1140
Quantum Circuit Designs of Point Doubling Operation for Binary Elliptic Curves
, Pusan National UniversityAbstract
In the past years, research on Shor’s algorithm for solving elliptic curves for discrete logarithm problems (Shor’s ECDLP), the basis for cracking elliptic curve-based cryptosystems (ECC), has started to garner more significant interest. To achieve this, most works focus on quantum point addition subroutines to realize the double scalar multiplication circuit, an essential part of Shor’s ECDLP, whereas the point doubling subroutines are often overlooked. In this paper, we investigate the quantum point doubling circuit for the stricter assumption of Shor’s algorithm when doubling a point should also be taken into consideration. In particular, we analyze the challenges on implementing the circuit and provide the solution. Subsequently, we design and optimize the corresponding quantum circuit, and analyze the high-level quantum resource cost of the circuit. Additionally, we discuss the implications of our findings, including the concerns for its integration with point addition for a complete double scalar multiplication circuit and the potential opportunities resulting from its implementation. Our work lays the foundation for further evaluation of Shor’s ECDLP.
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Metadata
- Available format(s)
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PDF
- Category
- Attacks and cryptanalysis
- Publication info
- Preprint.
- Keywords
- Discrete logarithm problemPoint doublingQuantum circuitQuantum cryptanalysisShor's algorithm
- Contact author(s)
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tatimmaharashta @ gmail com
howonkim @ pusan ac kr - History
- 2023-07-27: approved
- 2023-07-24: received
- See all versions
- Short URL
- https://ia.cr/2023/1140
- License
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CC BY-NC
BibTeX
@misc{cryptoeprint:2023/1140,
author = {Harashta Tatimma Larasati and Howon Kim},
title = {Quantum Circuit Designs of Point Doubling Operation for Binary Elliptic Curves},
howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2023/1140},
year = {2023},
url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1140}
}
