The Implementation and Analysis of the ECDSA on the Motorola StarCore SC140 DSP Primarily Targeting Portable Devices
Eric W. Smith · 2002
I hereby declare that I am the sole author of this thesis. I authorize the University of Waterloo to lend this thesis to other institutions or individuals for the purpose of scholarly research. I further authorize the University of Waterloo to reproduce this thesis by photocopying or by other means, in total or in part, at the request of other institutions or individuals for the purpose of scholarly research. ii The University of Waterloo requires the signatures of all persons using or photocopying this thesis. Please sign below, and state an address and date. iii The viability of the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) on portable devices is important due to the growing wireless communications industry, which has inherent insecurities. The StarCore SC140 DSP (SC140) targets portable devices, and therefore is a prime candidate to study the viability of the ECDSA on such devices. The ECDSA was implemented on the SC140 using a Koblitz