Overview#

In Cryptography, the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) offers a variant of the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) which uses elliptic curve Cryptography.

The definition is really for mathematicians. But you can read about it boils down to the fact that we are better at breaking RSA than we are at breaking ECC.

You could read about it at:

• Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm
• ECDSA: The digital signature algorithm of a better internet

More Information#

There might be more information for this subject on one of the following:

• Digital Signature Algorithm
• Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm
• FIPS 186
• FLUSH+RELOAD
• Known Cipher Suites
• NSA Suite B Cryptography
• SHA-1 Deprecation