The root extraction problem in braid group-based cryptography

The root extraction problem in braid groups is the following: given a braid and a number , find such that . In the last decades, several cryptosystems based on the root extraction problem, including authentication schemes and digital signatures, have been proposed. In this survey paper, we describe...

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Autores: Cumplido Cabello, María, Kahrobaei, Delaram, Noce, Marialaura
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/177715
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/177715
https://doi.org/10.1007/s44007-024-00117-x
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Braid groups
Algorithmic problems
Root problem
Cryptography
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Sumario:The root extraction problem in braid groups is the following: given a braid and a number , find such that . In the last decades, several cryptosystems based on the root extraction problem, including authentication schemes and digital signatures, have been proposed. In this survey paper, we describe these cryptosystems built around braid groups. Then we explain that, in general, these authentication schemes and digital signatures are not secure, and we present for each of them a possible attack.