Document Type : Research Article
Authors
1 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C., Canada
2 Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract
Digital signatures are used to ensure legitimate access through identity authentication. They are also used in blockchains and to authenticate transactions. Code-based digital signatures are not widely used due to their complexity. This paper presents a new code-based signature algorithm with
lower complexity than existing methods and a high success rate. The key generation algorithm constructs three-tuple public keys using a dual inverse matrix. The proposed signing scheme is based on the McEliece cryptosystem. It includes an integrity check to mitigate forgery before verification.
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