Implementing Authentication Protocol for Exchanging Encrypted Messages via an Authentication Server based on Elliptic Curve Cryptography with the ElGamal's Algorithm

In this paper the authors propose a protocol, which uses Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) based on the ElGamal's algorithm, for sending small amounts of data via an authentication server. The innovation of this approach is that there is no need for a symmetric algorithm or a safe communication channel such as SSL. The reason that ECC has been chosen instead of RSA is that it provides a methodology for obtaining high-speed implementations of authentication protocols and encrypted mail techniques while using fewer bits for the keys. This means that ECC systems require smaller chip size and less power consumption. The proposed protocol has been implemented in Java to analyse its features and vulnerabilities in the real world.