Paper 2022/999 Original: eprint.iacr.org/2022/999 ↗

PipeMSM: Hardware Acceleration for Multi-Scalar Multiplication

Charles. F. Xavier
Abstract

Multi-Scalar Multiplication (MSM) is a fundamental computational problem. Interest in this problem was recently prompted by its application to ZK-SNARKs, where it often turns out to be the main computational bottleneck. In this paper we set forth a pipelined design for computing MSM. Our design is based on a novel algorithmic approach and hardware-specific optimizations. At the core, we rely on a modular multiplication technique which we deem to be of independent interest. We implemented and tested our design on FPGA. We highlight the promise of optimized hardware over state-of-the-art GPU- based MSM solver in terms of speed and energy expenditure.

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Preprint.
History
2022-08-03: last updated
2022-08-03: published
Short URL
https://ia.cr/2022/999
License
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

BibTeX

@misc{cryptoeprint:2022/999,
      author = {Charles. F. Xavier},
      title = {PipeMSM: Hardware Acceleration for Multi-Scalar Multiplication},
      howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2022/999},
      year = {2022},
      url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2022/999}
}
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