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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…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-06-14 Harashta Tatimma Larasati , Howon Kim

We show in some detail how to implement Shor's efficient quantum algorithm for discrete logarithms for the particular case of elliptic curve groups. It turns out that for this problem a smaller quantum computer can solve problems further…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 John Proos , Christof Zalka

Precise suites of benchmarks are required to assess the progress of early fault-tolerant quantum computers at economically impactful applications such as cryptanalysis. Appropriate challenges exist for factoring but those for elliptic curve…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-27 Pierre-Luc Dallaire-Demers , William Doyle , Timothy Foo

Solving the Elliptic Curve Discrete Logarithm Problem (ECDLP) is critical for evaluating the quantum security of widely deployed elliptic-curve cryptosystems. Consequently, minimizing the number of logical qubits required to execute this…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-21 Han Luo , Ziyi Yang , Ziruo Wang , Yuexin Su , Tongyang Li

Shor's algorithm is well-known for its capability to address the elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem (ECDLP) in polynomial time. The enhancement of its quantum resources continues to be a crucial focus of research. Nevertheless, the…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-23 Yan Huang , Fangguo Zhang , Fei Gao , Zijian Zhou , Longjiang Qu

We present improved quantum circuit for modular exponentiation of a constant, which is the most expensive operation in Shor's algorithm for integer factorization. While previous work mostly focuses on minimizing the number of qubits or the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-11-28 Xia Liu , Huan Yang , Li Yang

We give precise quantum resource estimates for Shor's algorithm to compute discrete logarithms on elliptic curves over prime fields. The estimates are derived from a simulation of a Toffoli gate network for controlled elliptic curve point…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-11-01 Martin Roetteler , Michael Naehrig , Krysta M. Svore , Kristin Lauter

The discrete logarithm problem (DLP) over finite fields, commonly used in classical cryptography, has no known polynomial-time algorithm on classical computers. However, Shor has provided its polynomial-time algorithm on quantum computers.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-06 Kaito Kishi , Junpei Yamaguchi , Tetsuya Izu , Noboru Kunihiro

We present improved quantum circuits for elliptic curve scalar multiplication, the most costly component in Shor's algorithm to compute discrete logarithms in elliptic curve groups. We optimize low-level components such as reversible…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-01-28 Thomas Häner , Samuel Jaques , Michael Naehrig , Martin Roetteler , Mathias Soeken

In this paper, we intend to study the geometric meaning of the discrete logarithm problem defined over an Elliptic Curve. The key idea is to reduce the Elliptic Curve Discrete Logarithm Problem (EC-DLP) into a system of equations. These…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2019-09-20 Daniele Di Tullio , Ankan Pal

We perform logical and physical resource estimation for computing binary elliptic curve discrete logarithms using Shor's algorithm on fault-tolerant quantum computers. We adopt a windowed approach to design our circuit implementation of the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-09-01 Michael Garn , Angus Kan

Solving the discrete logarithm problem (DLP) with quantum computers is a fundamental task with important implications. Beyond Shor's algorithm, many researchers have proposed alternative solutions in recent years. However, due to current…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-30 Renjie Xu , Daowen Qiu , Ligang Xiao , Le Luo , Xu Zhou

Improving over an earlier construction by Kaye and Zalka, Maslov et al. describe an implementation of Shor's algorithm which can solve the discrete logarithm problem on binary elliptic curves in quadratic depth O(n^2). In this paper we show…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-11-15 Martin Roetteler , Rainer Steinwandt

Quantum computers have the potential to perform computational tasks beyond the reach of classical machines. A prominent example is Shor's algorithm for integer factorization and discrete logarithms, which is of both fundamental importance…

The discrete logarithm problem (DLP) is the basis for several cryptographic primitives. Since Shor's work, it has been known that the DLP can be solved by combining a polynomial-size quantum circuit and a polynomial-time classical…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2022-08-31 Yoshinori Aono , Sitong Liu , Tomoki Tanaka , Shumpei Uno , Rodney Van Meter , Naoyuki Shinohara , Ryo Nojima

This thesis deals with a series of quantum computer implementation issues from the Kane 31P in 28Si architecture to Shor's integer factoring algorithm and beyond. The discussion begins with simulations of the adiabatic Kane CNOT and readout…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Austin G. Fowler

Shor's quantum algorithm for discrete logarithms applied to elliptic curve groups forms the basis of a "quantum attack" of elliptic curve cryptosystems. To implement this algorithm on a quantum computer requires the efficient implementation…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Phillip Kaye , Christof Zalka

Quantum computers have the potential to break classical cryptographic systems by efficiently solving problems such as the elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem using Shor's algorithm. While resource estimates for factoring-based…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-28 Quan Gu , Han Ye , Junjie Chen , Xiongfeng Ma

The elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem is considered a secure cryptographic primitive. The purpose of this paper is to propose a paradigm shift in attacking the elliptic curve discrete logarithm problem. In this paper, we will argue…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-06-22 Ansari Abdullah , Ayan Mahalanobis , Vivek M. Mallick

In previous research, quantum resources were concretely estimated for solving Elliptic Curve Discrete Logarithm Problem(ECDLP). In [1], the quantum algorithm was optimized for the binary elliptic curves and the main optimization target was…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-03-14 Hyeonhak Kim , Seokhie Hong
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