Paper 2004/153
A double large prime variation for small genus hyperelliptic index calculus
P. Gaudry, E. Thomë, N. Thëriault, and C. Diem
Abstract
In this article, we examine how the index calculus approach for computing discrete logarithms in small genus hyperelliptic curves can be improved by introducing a double large prime variation. Two algorithms are presented. The first algorithm is a rather natural adaptation of the double large prime variation to the intended context. On heuristic and experimental grounds, it seems to perform quite well but lacks a complete and precise analysis. Our second algorithm is a considerably simplified variant, which can be analyzed easily. The resulting complexity improves on the fastest known algorithms. Computer experiments show that for hyperelliptic curves of genus three, our first algorithm surpasses Pollard's Rho method even for rather small field sizes.
Note: The paper now contains a complete proof of our result without any assumption or heuristic. Claus Diem is added as a co-author.
Metadata
- Available format(s)
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PDF PS
- Category
- Public-key cryptography
- Publication info
- Published elsewhere. Unknown where it was published
- Keywords
- discrete logarithm problemhyperelliptic curvesindex calculus
- Contact author(s)
- gaudry @ lix polytechnique fr
- History
- 2005-11-21: last of 2 revisions
- 2004-07-07: received
- See all versions
- Short URL
- https://ia.cr/2004/153
- License
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CC BY
BibTeX
@misc{cryptoeprint:2004/153,
author = {P. Gaudry and E. Thomë and N. Thëriault and C. Diem},
title = {A double large prime variation for small genus hyperelliptic index calculus},
howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2004/153},
year = {2004},
url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2004/153}
}