Abstract:
Cryptographic methods are known that involve the computation of a non-degenerate bilinear mapping of first and second elements (P 1 , Q 1 ) one of which comprises a secret of a first entity (A). For a mapping implemented as, for example, a Tate pairing, the mapping is computable by applying a predetermined function (f) to the first and second elements (P 1 , Q 1 ) and then exponentiating the result with a known exponent (e pub ). Improvements in respect of computational loading, size of output, and security are enabled for the first party (A) by arranging for the first entity to carry out (12) only part of the mapping, a second entity (B) being used to complete computation (13) of the mapping. Cryptographic applications using these improvements are also disclosed.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a computing method performed by an electronic circuit and an electronic circuit for computing a modular operation with at least one operand (R) having a binary representation, at least comprising iteratively for each bit of this operand: doubling (33) the value of an intermediate result (Z) stored in a first memory element by shifting the bits of the intermediate result towards the most significant bit; and while (34) the most significant bit of the intermediate result is one, updating this intermediate result by subtracting the modulus (n) stored in a second memory element.