Fast RSA + PQ Blind Signatures
Fast multiprecision integers for blind RSA and Post-Quantum signatures
We observed significant performance differences between the different implementations of classic RSA signatures in various widely used Free Software cryptographic libraries. Each of the libraries takes a different approach to implementing modular exponentiation, the core operation when generating and verifying RSA signatures. Naturally, RSA signatures would also not be safe in presence of large-scale quantum computers.
In this project, we improve the performance of libgcrypt, mbedTLS, GNU nettle and libgmp to ensure that they are on par with the best secure implementations available today. Furthermore, we implement one of the academic post-quantum blind signature schemes, make it available as Free Software and integrate it with GNU Taler.
This project was funded through the NGI0 Entrust Fund, a fund established by NLnet with financial support from the European Commission's Next Generation Internet programme, under the aegis of DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology under grant agreement No 101069594.
