ElGamal encryption

Summary

ElGamal encryption is a cryptosystem^[1]. It draws 277 Wikipedia views per month (cryptosystem category, ranking #4 of 9).^[2]

Key Facts

• ElGamal encryption is credited with the discovery of Taher Elgamal^[3].
• ElGamal encryption's instance of is recorded as cryptosystem^[4].
• ElGamal encryption's instance of is recorded as encryption^[5].
• Taher Elgamal is named after ElGamal encryption^[6].
• ElGamal encryption's publication date is recorded as +1984-00-00T00:00:00Z^[7].
• ElGamal encryption's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g630^[8].
• ElGamal encryption's described by source is recorded as Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems, 2nd edition^[9].
• ElGamal encryption's described by source is recorded as A Public-Key Cryptosystem and a Signature Scheme Based on Discrete Logarithms^[10].
• ElGamal encryption's has characteristic is recorded as malleability^[11].
• ElGamal encryption's uses is recorded as discrete logarithm^[12].
• ElGamal encryption's defining formula is recorded as c := \lang g^y, h^y \cdot m \rang^[13].
• ElGamal encryption's ITU/ISO/IEC object ID is recorded as 1.3.6.1.4.1.3029.1.2.1^[14].
• ElGamal encryption's ITU/ISO/IEC object ID is recorded as 1.3.14.7.2.1.1^[15].
• ElGamal encryption's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics^[16].
• ElGamal encryption's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 11045955^[17].
• ElGamal encryption's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C11045955^[18].

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Works and Contributions

ElGamal encryption is credited with the discovery of Taher Elgamal^[3].

Why It Matters

ElGamal encryption draws 277 Wikipedia views per month (cryptosystem category, ranking #4 of 9).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]