• DocumentCode
    1019345
  • 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
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    46
  • Lastpage
    47
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19860031
  • Filename
    4256193