Date
12-18-2014
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
In the present day, security is essential for sending and receiving information. There are always stories about bank accounts being hacked, credit card numbers being stolen, and secret information being decoded. With the technology of the Internet age growing at a rapid pace, security is essential to keep privileged information safe. In order to ensure this information is kept private, so that information can be sent and received without being hacked and decoded, organizations employ different types of encryption. One of the current encoding systems is Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC). ECC uses elliptic curves over finite fields to send information in public without risking the security of that information. In this thesis we explain the process of encoding with ECC and why this process works by studying group theory, elliptic curves, and finite fields.
Department
Mathematics
Thesis Comittee
Ward Heilman, (Thesis Director)
Irina Seceleanu
Philip Scalisi
Copyright and Permissions
Original document was submitted as an Honors Program requirement. Copyright is held by the author.
Recommended Citation
Pratt, Kerrie. (2014). Elliptic Curve Cryptography. In BSU Honors Program Theses and Projects. Item 70. Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/honors_proj/70
Copyright © 2014 Kerrie Pratt