This work is based on the proposal of a deterministic randomness extractor of a random Diffie-Hellman element defined over two prime order multiplicative subgroups of a finite fields Fpn , G1 and G2. We show that the least significant bits of a random element in G1 ∗G2, are indistinguishable from a uniform bit-string of the same length. One of the main application of this extractor is to replac...

We propose a simple and efficient deterministic extractor for the (hyper)elliptic curve C, defined over Fq2 , where q is some power of an odd prime. Our extractor, for a given point P on C, outputs the first Fq-coefficient of the abscissa of the point P . We show that if a point P is chosen uniformly at random in C, the element extracted from the point P is indistinguishable from a uniformly ra...

A Fuzzy Extractor (Dodis et al., Eurocrypt 2004) is a two-step protocol that turns a noisy secret into a uniformly distributed key R. To eliminate noise, the generation procedure takes as input an enrollment value ω and outputsR and a helper string P that enables further reproduction ofR from some close reading ω′. Boyen highlighted the need for reusable fuzzy extractors (CCS 2004) that remain ...

It was only a few decades ago that incision and suction were recommended snakebite first aid. However, concerns arose about injuries and infections caused when laypersons made incisions across fang marks and applied mouth suction. Meanwhile, several snakebite suction devices (eg, Cutter’s Snakebite Kit, Venom Ex) were evaluated, and it was determined that they were neither safe nor effective.1 ...