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The elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem and equivalent hard problems for elliptic divisibility sequences

Number Theory 2014-12-30 v2 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

We define three hard problems in the theory of elliptic divisibility sequences (EDS Association, EDS Residue and EDS Discrete Log), each of which is solvable in sub-exponential time if and only if the elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem is solvable in sub-exponential time. We also relate the problem of EDS Association to the Tate pairing and the MOV, Frey-R\"{u}ck and Shipsey EDS attacks on the elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem in the cases where these apply.

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@article{arxiv.0803.0728,
  title  = {The elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem and equivalent hard problems for elliptic divisibility sequences},
  author = {Kristin E. Lauter and Katherine E. Stange},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0803.0728},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

18 pages; revised version includes some small mathematical corrections, reformatted

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