International Association for Cryptologic Research

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IACR News item: 05 September 2025

Kaveh Dastouri
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We introduce a novel public-key cryptosystem based on the symmetric groups $S_{p_1} \times S_{p_2} $, where \( p_1, p_2 \) are large primes. The modulus \( N = f(\lambda_1) \cdot f(\lambda_2) \), with partitions \( \lambda_1 \in P(p_1) \), \( \lambda_2 \in P(p_2) \), and \( f(\lambda_i) = |C_{\lambda_i}| \cdot m_1(\lambda_i) \), leverages conjugacy class sizes to ensure large prime factors, including \( p_1, p_2 \). A partition selection strategy using non-repeated composition numbers guarantees robust security, surpassing RSA by supporting multiple large primes and deterministic key generation. Efficient decryption is achieved via known factorizations, and a lightweight symmetric hash primitive provides message authentication. We provide rigorous security analysis, practical implementation, and comparisons to multi-prime RSA, advancing algebraic cryptography for modern applications.
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