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Digital signature scheme is a very important research field in computer security and modern cryptography. A (k, n) threshold digital signature scheme is proposed by integrating digital signature scheme with Shamir secret sharing scheme. It can realize group-oriented digital signature, and its security is based on the difficulty in computing discrete logarithm and quadratic residue on some special conditions. In this scheme, effective digital signature can not be generated by anyk−1 or fewer legal users, or only by signature executive. In addition, this scheme can identify any legal user who presents incorrect partial digital signature to disrupt correct signature, or any illegal user who forges digital signature. A method of extending this scheme to an Abelian group such as elliptical curve group is also discussed. The extended scheme can provide rapider computing speed and stronger security in the case of using shorter key.
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Foundation item: Supported the National Nature Science Foundation of China, Hubei Province (90104005, 2002 AB0039)
Biography: FEI Ru-chun (1964-), male, Ph. D candidate, Associated professor, research direction: information security and cryptography.
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Ru-chun, F., Li-na, W. Threshold signature scheme based on discrete logarithm and quadratic residue. Wuhan Univ. J. Nat. Sci. 9, 770–774 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02831679
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02831679