HFE
Interface CheckRoot
- All Known Implementing Classes:
- HFE2_n, RootFinding
- interface CheckRoot
Interface for RootFinding
. Checks if a root found is really
the root we wanted. If so, class RootFinding
can stop
to search for this root.
- Version:
- 0.1
Method Summary |
boolean |
checkRoot(Field2_n root)
Checks if the root is the one which is wanted by HFE. |
checkRoot
public boolean checkRoot(Field2_n root)
- Checks if the root is the one which is wanted by HFE. In a signature scheme,
this method always signals
true
. In a decryption scheme, however,
it depends on additional information, e.g. a hash value of root.
- Returns:
- true iff the root is the correct one