Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm

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Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

Definition(s):

  a digital signature algorithm that is an analog of DSA using elliptic curve mathematics and specified in ANSI draft standard X9.62.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-15 under Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA)

  Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm specified in [ANS X9.62] and approved in [FIPS 186].
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-57 Part 1 Rev. 4 under ECDSA [Superseded]

  A digital signature algorithm that is an analog of DSA using elliptic curves.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-175B Rev. 1 under Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA)

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Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm

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