We present a new approach to designing public-key cryptosystems based on covers and logarithmic signatures of non-abelian finite groups. Initially, we describe a generic version of the system for a large class of groups. We then propose a class of 2-groups and argue heuristically about the system's security. The system is scalable, and the proposed underlying group, represented as a matrix group, affords significant space and time efficiency.
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