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Vol. 22 No. 1 (2026)

Published: June 15, 2026

Pages: 324-343

Original Article

Performance Analysis of Elliptic Curve Cryptography Digital Signature Algorithm

Mohammed Wameedh Abdulnabi* 1 Raad A. Muhajjar 1 Mishall Al-Zubaidie 2
1 Department of Computer Science, College of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
2 Department of Computer Science, College of Education for Pure Science, University of Thi-Qar, Nasiriyah 64001, Iraq
History
  • Received: October 13, 2023
  • Revised: March 21, 2024
  • Accepted: July 19, 2024
  • Available Online: June 15, 2026
DOI

https://doi.org/10.37917/ijeee.22.1.30

Abstract

Because elliptic curve cryptography offers a promising trade-off between security and computational performance, the field of current cryptographic techniques has taken a particular interest in it. Two basic digital signature algorithms—the Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman Algorithm (ECDH) and the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) are the subject of this performance analysis and comparison. These methods are based on elliptic curve cryptography. The analysis takes into consideration realistic application demands as well as factors like key length and security level. The results provide useful information on trade-offs between performance and security. A list of acceptable ECDSA requirements for digital signatures was used for the comparison. These characteristics are sign, sign/s, no PC verify, no PC verify/s, siglen, keygen, keygen/s, verify, and verify/s.

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