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34-Digital Signature Standards-07-03-2025

The Digital Signature Standard (DSS) is a US government-approved signature scheme developed by NIST and NSA, first published in 1991 and revised multiple times, utilizing the SHA hash algorithm. It employs the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA), which is a public-key technique that generates smaller and faster signatures compared to RSA, relying on the difficulty of computing discrete logarithms. DSA involves a specific key generation process and signature creation and verification methods to ensure the integrity and authenticity of messages.

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34-Digital Signature Standards-07-03-2025

The Digital Signature Standard (DSS) is a US government-approved signature scheme developed by NIST and NSA, first published in 1991 and revised multiple times, utilizing the SHA hash algorithm. It employs the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA), which is a public-key technique that generates smaller and faster signatures compared to RSA, relying on the difficulty of computing discrete logarithms. DSA involves a specific key generation process and signature creation and verification methods to ensure the integrity and authenticity of messages.

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Digital Signatures

Standard (DSS)
Digital
Signature
Model
Digital Signature Standard (DSS)
• US Govt approved signature scheme
• designed by NIST & NSA in early 90's
• published as FIPS-186 in 1991
• revised in 1993, 1996 & then 2000
• uses the SHA hash algorithm
• DSS is the standard, DSA is the algorithm
• FIPS 186-2, subsequently updated to FIPS
186-3 in 2009 includes alternative RSA &
elliptic curve signature variants
• DSA is digital signature only unlike RSA
• is a public-key technique
DSS vs RSA Signatures
Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA)
 creates a 320 bit signature
 with 512-1024 bit security
 smaller and faster than RSA
 security depends on difficulty of computing
discrete logarithms
 variant of ElGamal & Schnorr schemes
DSA Key Generation
• have shared global public key values (p,q,g):
– choose 160-bit prime number q
– choose a large prime p with 2L-1 < p < 2L
• where L= 512 to 1024 bits and is a multiple
of 64
• such that q is a 160 bit prime divisor of (p-1)
– choose g = h(p-1)/q
• where 1<h<p-1 and h(p-1)/q mod p > 1
• users choose private & compute public key:
– choose random private key: x<q
– compute public key: y = gx mod p
DSA Signature Creation
 to sign a message M the sender:
generates a random signature key k,
k<q
k must be random, be destroyed after
use, and never be reused
 then computes signature pair:
r = (gk mod p)mod q
s = [k-1(H(M)+ xr)] mod q
 sends signature (r,s) with message M
DSA Signature Verification

• having received M & signature (r,s)


• to verify a signature, recipient
computes:
w = s-1 mod q
u1= [H(M)w ]mod q
u2= (rw)mod q
v = [(gu1 yu2)mod p ]mod q
• if v=r then signature is verified
DSS Overview

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