Digital Signature Scheme with Hidden Group Possessing Two-Dimensional Cyclicity

Abstract

A method is proposed for constructing digital signature schemes based on the hidden discrete logarithm problem, which meet ageneral criterion of post-quantum resistance. The method provides a relatively small size of the public key and signature. Based on the method, a practical digital signature scheme has been developed, in which the exponentiation operation in a hidden group with two-dimensional cyclicity is the basic cryptographic primitive. The algebraic support of a cryptoscheme is a four-dimensional finite non-commutative algebra with associative multiplication operation. By specifying algebra using abasis vector multiplication table with half of empty cells, the performance of signature generation and authentication procedures is improved. A public key is a triple of four-dimensional vectors calculated as images of elements of a hidden group which are mapped using two types of masking operations: 1) mutually commutative with the exponentiation operation and 2) not having this property.