Abstract
We study the hash function from a finite field 𝔽q into an elliptic curve over 𝔽q which has recently been introduced by T. Icart. In particular we slightly adjust and prove the asymptotic formula conjectured by T. Icart for the image size of this function.
Received: 2009-09-22
Revised: 2010-02-23
Published Online: 2010-03-19
Published in Print: 2009-December
© de Gruyter 2009
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