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    Geometric ideas for cryptographic equation solving in even characteristic

    Murphy, S. and Paterson, Maura B. (2009) Geometric ideas for cryptographic equation solving in even characteristic. In: Parker, M.G. (ed.) Cryptography and Coding. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 5921. Berlin, Germany: Springer, pp. 202-221. ISBN 9783642108679.

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    Abstract

    The GeometricXL algorithm is a geometrically invariant version of the XL algorithm that uses polynomials of a much smaller degree than either a standard Groebner basis algorithm or an XL algorithm for certain multivariate equation systems. However, the GeometricXL algorithm as originally described is not well-suited to fields of even characteristic. This paper discusses adaptations of the GeometricXL algorithm to even characteristic, in which the solution to a multivariate system is found by finding a matrix of low rank in the linear span of a collection of matrices. These adaptations of the GeometricXL algorithm, termed the EGHAM process, also use polynomials of a much smaller degree than a Groebner basis or an XL algorithm for certain equation systems. Furthermore, the paper gives a criterion which generally makes a Groebner basis or standard XL algorithm more efficient in many cryptographic situations.

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    Item Type: Book Section
    Additional Information: 12th IMA International Conference, Cryptography and Coding 2009, Cirencester, UK, December 15-17, 2009. Proceedings
    School: Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences
    Depositing User: Maura Paterson
    Date Deposited: 11 Jan 2013 15:51
    Last Modified: 09 Aug 2023 12:32
    URI: https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/5352

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