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Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Standard

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Author(s)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Thinh Dang, Jacob Lichtinger, Yi-Kai Liu, Carl Miller, Dustin Moody, Rene Peralta, Ray Perlner, Angela Robinson

Abstract

Digital signatures are used to detect unauthorized modifications to data and to authenticate the identity of the signatory. In addition, the recipient of signed data can use a digital signature as evidence in demonstrating to a third party that the signature was, in fact, generated by the claimed signatory. This is known as non-repudiation since the signatory cannot easily repudiate the signature at a later time. This standard specifies ML-DSA, a set of algorithms that can be used to generate and verify digital signatures. ML-DSA is believed to be secure, even against adversaries in possession of a large-scale quantum computer.
Citation
Federal Inf. Process. Stds. (NIST FIPS) - 204
Report Number
204

Keywords

cryptography, digital signatures, Federal Information Processing Standards, lattice, post-quantum, public-key cryptography

Citation

(NIST), N. , Dang, T. , Lichtinger, J. , Liu, Y. , Miller, C. , Moody, D. , Peralta, R. , Perlner, R. and Robinson, A. (2024), Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Standard, Federal Inf. Process. Stds. (NIST FIPS), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.FIPS.204, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=958463 (Accessed March 26, 2025)

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Created August 13, 2024