Elliptic Curve Cryptography: Delivering High-Performance Security for E-Commerce and Communications
Jessica Keyes · Auerbach Publications eBooks · 1999
ELLIPTIC CURVE CRYPTOGRAPHY (ECC) PROVIDES THE HIGHEST STRENGTH per key bit of any known public-key security technology. The relative strength advantage of ECC means that it can offer the same level of cryptographic security as other algorithms using a much smaller key. ECC’s shorter key lengths result in smaller system parameters, smaller public-key certificates and, when implemented properly, faster performance with lower power requirements and smaller hardware processors. As a result, ECC is able to meet the security and performance demands of virtually any application.