An implementation of ElGamal elliptic curves cryptosystems

Abstract

The concept of public key cryptography was first introduced by Diffie and Hellman in 1976 using discrete logarithm problem as base of difficulty. In 1985, T. ElGamal proposed public key cryptosystem scheme based on discrete logarithm problem. Elliptic curve cryptosystems were first proposed in 1985 independently by Neil Koblitz and Victor Miller. Elliptic curve cryptosystems are unique in using elliptic curve groups for arithmetic. This cryptosystem is based on discrete logarithm problem in the group of points of an elliptic curve defined over a finite field. The discrete logarithm problem in an elliptic curve group appears to be much harder than the discrete logarithm problem in other groups. Hence elliptic curves cryptosystem can match the security of other cryptosystems while using smaller key. In this paper we will discuss a VLSl implementation of elliptic curves cryptosystem for ElGamal encryption scheme.