DocumentCode
861399
Title
Lehmer-based algorithm for computing inverses in Galois fields GF(2m)
Author
Argüello, F.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Volume
42
Issue
5
fYear
2006
fDate
3/2/2006 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
270
Lastpage
271
Abstract
An algorithm for computing multiplicative inverses in Galois fields GF(2m) is presented. It is based on Lehmer´s algorithm for computing the greatest common divisor of two integers. The algorithm is designed to be advantageous for Galois fields of large size.
Keywords
Galois fields; digital arithmetic; inverse problems; Galois fields; Lehmer-based algorithm; greatest common divisor; multiplicative inverse computation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20063980
Filename
1604857
Link To Document