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BLS Signature Scheme
draft-boneh-bls-signature-00

Document Type Replaced Internet-Draft (cfrg RG)
Expired & archived
Authors Dan Boneh , Sergey Gorbunov , Hoeteck Wee , Zhenfei Zhang
Last updated 2019-08-12 (Latest revision 2019-02-08)
Replaced by draft-irtf-cfrg-bls-signature
RFC stream Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)
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Abstract

The BLS signature scheme was introduced by Boneh-Lynn-Shacham in 2001. The signature scheme relies on pairing-friendly curves and supports non-interactive aggregation properties. That is, given a collection of signatures (sigma_1, ..., sigma_n), anyone can produce a short signature (sigma) that authenticates the entire collection. BLS signature scheme is simple, efficient and can be used in a variety of network protocols and systems to compress signatures or certificate chains. This document specifies the BLS signature and the aggregation algorithms.

Authors

Dan Boneh
Sergey Gorbunov
Hoeteck Wee
Zhenfei Zhang

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