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ECDSA and EdDSA

Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE

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With a digital signature, we sign a message with a private key (sk), and then prove it with the related public key (pk). The signature normally takes the form of (r,s). In this case we will generate signatures for the main methods used in ECDSA and EdDSA.

For ECDSA, Alice signs the message with the following:

  1. Create a hash of the message e=HASH(m).
  2. Let h be the Ln be the leftmost…

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Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE

Professor of Cryptography. Serial innovator. Believer in fairness, justice & freedom. Based in Edinburgh. Old World Breaker. New World Creator. Building trust.