SLIDE 11 Finite fields used in pairings evaluation
The field Fp
◮ is the set of integer modulo a prime p ≥ 2160 . ◮ The curve with fixed embedding degree k are constructed with the
Complex Multiplication method.
◮ Consequence, the prime p cannot be chosen freely and do not have
peculiar property.
◮ The multiplication modulo p is done with generic algorithm
(Montgomery, Barett).
The field Fpk
◮ It is the set of polynomials Fp[X] modulo an irreducible polynomial P
◮ k is in the interval [6, 32] such that pk ≥ 21024. ◮ P = X k − µ where µ is small and as much as possible a power of 2. 9 / 27