
Merkle Signature Scheme
Digital Signature, Post-Quantum Cryptography, GGH Encryption Scheme
Betascript Publishing
Published on 24. March 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
172 pages
978-613-2-94589-1 (ISBN)
Description
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles
available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Merkle
signature scheme is a digital signature scheme based on hash trees (also
called Merkle trees) and one-time signatures such as the Lamport
signature scheme. It was developed by Ralph Merkle in the late 70s and
is an alternative to traditional digital signatures such as the Digital
Signature Algorithm or RSA. The advantage of the Merkle Signature Scheme
is, that it is believed to be resistant against quantum computer
algorithms. The traditional public key algorithms, such as RSA and
ELGamal would become insecure in case an effective quantum computer can
be built (Shor's algorithm). The Merkle Signature Scheme however only
depends on the existence of secure hash functions. This makes the Merkle
Signature Scheme very adjustable and resistant against quantum
computing.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
274 gr
ISBN-13
978-613-2-94589-1 (9786132945891)
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