Title :
Security of public key distribution in matrix rings
Author :
Varadharajan, V. ; Odini, R.
Author_Institution :
Plymouth Polytechnic Drake Circus, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Plymouth, UK
Abstract :
In the letter the security of the public key distribution (PKD) system in matrix rings proposed by Odoni, Varadharajan and Sanders is investigated. In general, the strength depends on the difficulty of taking logarithms in finite cyclic groups.
Keywords :
codes; cryptography; codes; cryptography; finite cyclic groups; logarithms; matrix rings; public key distribution; security of data;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19860031
