uplinks:: EC Key Pair tags:: #lang/en Compressed EC Public Key Due to the nature of an Elliptic Curve, an EC public key, which is an EC point, can be represented with the -coordinate and one extra bit for or Compresed public keys in Bitcoin are 33 bytes, consisting of a prefix either or , follo…
uplinks:: Genesis tags:: #lang/en #type/term Computer Science The study of computers and computing as well as their theoretical and practical applications.
uplinks:: Blockchain tags:: #lang/en #type/term Cryptocurrency A digital currency secured by cryptography The first use case of Blockchain. Many cryptocurrencies are powered by blockchain technology References See Also
uplinks:: Cryptographic Primitives tags:: #lang/en #type/term Cryptographic Hash Function A Hash Function that is: Pre-image resistant (One-way property) Given h = H(M), it is computationally infeasible to find M Second pre-image resistant (Weak collision resistant) Given h = H(M), it is computatio…
uplinks:: Cryptography tags:: #lang/en #type/term Cryptographic Primitives Cryptographic primimtives are low-level cryptographic algorithms that are frequently used to build cryptosystems. Common Primitives Hash Function Public-key Cryptography Digital Signature See Also
uplinks:: Information Security Applied Mathematics tags:: #lang/en #type/term Cryptography Cryptographic Primitives See Also
uplinks:: Numeral System tags:: #lang/en #type/term Decimal A base-10 numeral system A method to write numbers using 10 symbols: 0-9 The standard numeral system used by humans References See Also Binary Hexadecimal
uplinks:: Digital Signature tags:: #lang/en #type/term Digital Signature Scheme A digital signature scheme typically consists of three algorithms: A key generation algorithm that selects a private key uniformly at random from a set of possible private keys. The algorithm outputs the private key and…
uplinks:: Cryptography tags:: #lang/en #type/term Digital Signature A mathematical scheme for verifying the authenticity of digital messages or documents Based on Public-key Cryptography Provide a layer of validation and security to messages sent through a non-secure channel Digital signatures are …
uplinks:: Mathematics tags:: #lang/en #type/term Discrete Mathematics The study of mathematical structures that are discrete — countable, distinct and separable Integer Graph Theory Logical Statement Combination References See Also
