Title :
Digital signature scheme based on error-correcting codes
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., Xidian Univ., Xi´´an, China
fDate :
6/21/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new digital signature scheme based on error-correcting codes is proposed. The security of this scheme relies on the difficulty of factoring large matrices and the properties of error-correcting codes. The features of the author´s scheme are that the ciphertext for a given message M is not repeated and errors in the ciphertext received can be detected and corrected. If this scheme is combined with the McEliece public-key cryptosystem, a scheme is obtained that cannot only sign, but also encipher, messages.
Keywords :
cryptography; error correction codes; McEliece public-key cryptosystem; ciphertext; data security; digital signature scheme; encipher; error-correcting codes; security;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900586
