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revision 1.34 by tjl, Sat May 17 17:48:58 2003 UTC revision 1.35 by benja, Sat May 17 17:55:04 2003 UTC
# Line 125  One-time Signature Key Boosting Line 125  One-time Signature Key Boosting
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126    
127  This scheme is based on two primitives: 1) A one-time-signature  This scheme is based on two primitives: 1) A one-time-signature
128  algorithm which takes a random number as its key, and  algorithm which takes a random number as its private key, and
129  2) a random oracle which generates an apparently random  2) a random oracle which generates an apparently random
130  bitstring from a given number.  bitstring from a given number.
131    
# Line 146  Then, we iterate over the following step Line 146  Then, we iterate over the following step
146  2. Sign the corresponding public keys with `$p$`. This does  2. Sign the corresponding public keys with `$p$`. This does
147     not present     not present
148     a problem for the one-time signature algorithm, since     a problem for the one-time signature algorithm, since
149     the string to be signed is always the same for a given key.     the random oracle is deterministic and
150       the string to be signed is thus always the same for a given `$p$`.
151    
152  3. Choose `$x \\in [1,k]$`. The exact algorithm for making this  3. Choose `$x \\in [1,k]$`. The exact algorithm for making this
153     choice parametrizes the algorithm; possible choices are discussed     choice parametrizes the algorithm; possible choices are discussed

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