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Secure hash-and-sign signatures

  • US 6,578,144 B1
  • Filed: 03/23/1999
  • Issued: 06/10/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for generating a digital signature for a message, the method comprising:

  • generating a pair of keys which includes a secret key and a public key;

    producing a first hashed value by hashing the message, utilizing a division intractable hash function; and

    forming a signature using the first hashed value together with the secret key.

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