March 19th, 2018, Chitchanok Chuengsatiansup (EPI ARIC, Inria Lyon): Optimizing multiplications with vector instructions

In this talk, I will explain techniques to achieve fast and secure implementations.

I will introduce a vector unit which is a part of a CPU and ways to utilize it. I will also briefly emphasize the importance of and ways to prevent software side-channel attacks. Then, I will explain how to optimize scalar multiplication in Curve41417 and polynomial multiplication Streamlined NTRU Prime $9829^{739}$.

Karatsuba’s method play an important role in the former case, while combinations of Karatsuba’s method and Toom–Cook’s method are crucial in the latter case. Both implementations utilize the CPU’s vector unit.

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