From: John Young <jya@pipeline.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 09:54:25 +0800
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Fast Elliptic Curve Math
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 7 January 1998, Nikkei Industrial Daily

 Toshiba Unveils Fast Formula For Elliptic-Curve Cryptography 

 Tokyo -- Toshiba Corp. has developed an arithmetic formula which it claims 
 offers the world's fastest processes of elliptic-curve cryptography. The 
 formula cuts processing time by almost half from current methods used in 
 elliptic-curve systems. 

 Toshiba's formula is based on the Montgomery arithmetic system, a special
 method of calculation which requires no division. 

 Elliptic-curve cryptography is considerably faster than the Rivest Shamir 
 Adleman (RSA) system currently in common use. 

 Toshiba hopes to apply the system in a wide range of fields, including 
 corporate information systems and electronic commerce. 

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