Hardware Accelerators for Digital Signature Algorithms Dilithium and FALCON

Beckwith, Luke; Nguyen, Duc Tri; Gaj, Kris

doi:10.1109/mdat.2023.3305156

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“…The next step is to separately calculate the hash of the signed file using a known hash function (5). Then, these two hashes must be compared (6). If they are equal, this confirms the non-repudiation and integrity of the signed data.…”

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Performance Analysis of Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms for Digital Signature

Opiłka,

Niemiec,

Gagliardi

et al. 2024

Applied Sciences

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In the face of advancing quantum computing capabilities posing significant threats to current cryptographic protocols, the need for post-quantum cryptography has become increasingly urgent. This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of the performance of various post-quantum cryptographic algorithms specifically applied to digital signatures. It focuses on the implementation and performance analysis of selected algorithms, including CRYSTALS-Dilithium, Falcon, and SPHINCS+, using the liboqs library. Performance tests reveal insights into key pair generation, file signing, and signature verification processes. Comparative tests with the well-known and popular RSA algorithm highlight the trade-offs between security and time efficiency. The results can help to select secure and efficient ciphers for specific 5G/6G services.

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“…The exploration and implementation of these algorithms, particularly in the context of digital signatures, is the focus of this paper [2]. It is worth mentioning that hardware acceleration of postquantum cryptography can improve the performance; however, the speed factor strongly depends on the family of the algorithm [3][4][5][6].…”

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Performance Analysis of Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms for Digital Signature

Opiłka,

Niemiec,

Gagliardi

et al. 2024

Applied Sciences

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An Efficient Hardware/Software Co-Design for FALCON on Low-End Embedded Systems

Lee,

Youn,

Nam

et al. 2024

IEEE Access

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We propose in this paper an efficient FALCON accelerator called EFX based on a HW/SW co-design where FALCON is a post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) scheme tailored as a digital signature algorithm (DSA). Our findings reveal that FALCON exhibits unique characteristics and structures which distinguish it from other PQC-DSAs. A key finding is that, unlike its counterparts, FALCON doesn't prioritize a single, time-consuming task; instead, it processes a variety of tasks with comparable execution times. Consequently, the conventional methods focusing on accelerating dominant few tasks, which are generally effective for other algorithms, prove less efficient for FALCON, especially concerning the minimization of the silicon area used. To overcome this, we strategically focus on the granular optimization of lower-level operations rather than on broader functional segments, aiming to boost performance while conserving hardware space. Moreover, to mitigate the potential degradation due to limitation of hardware resources, we have implemented a pipelined execution strategy for the FALCON functions and refined the sampling function-a critical task that is challenging to accelerate due to inherent sequential algorithmenabling it to run concurrently on both software and hardware, thus reducing latency. Our hardware design, synthesized at 300M Hz using Samsung's 28nm and 45nm process technologies, demonstrates superior performance in generating FALCON signatures, with a 3.58× improvement in clock cycles over an existing hardware accelerator. EFX occupies 38K um 2 and 74K um 2 for 28nm and 45nm processes, respectively, comparatively small compared to other PQC accelerators.

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A Survey on NIST 3^rd Round Post Quantum Digital Signature Algorithms

Shajahan,

Jain,

Krishnan

2024

2024 5th International Conference on Mobile Computing and Sustainable Informatics (ICMCSI)

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Hardware Accelerators for Digital Signature Algorithms Dilithium and FALCON

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Performance Analysis of Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms for Digital Signature

Performance Analysis of Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms for Digital Signature

An Efficient Hardware/Software Co-Design for FALCON on Low-End Embedded Systems

A Survey on NIST 3^rd Round Post Quantum Digital Signature Algorithms

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Performance Analysis of Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms for Digital Signature

Performance Analysis of Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms for Digital Signature

An Efficient Hardware/Software Co-Design for FALCON on Low-End Embedded Systems

A Survey on NIST 3rd Round Post Quantum Digital Signature Algorithms

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