• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
• /
• v.18 no.8
• /
• pp.87-93
• /
• 2013

A baby-step giant-step algorithm divides n by n blocks that possess $m={\lceil}\sqrt{n}{\rceil}$ elements, and subsequently computes and stores $a^x$ (mod n) for m elements in the 1st block. It then calculates mod n for m blocks and identifies each of them with those in the 1st block of an identical elemental value. This paper firstly proposes a modified baby-step giant-step algorithm that divides ${\lceil}m/2{\rceil}$ blocks with m elements applying $a^{{\phi}(n)/2}{\equiv}1(mod\;n)$ and $a^x(mod\;n){\equiv}a^{{\phi}(n)+x}$ (mod n) principles. This results in a 50% decrease in the process of the giant-step. It then suggests a reverse baby-step giant step algorithm that performs and saves ${\lceil}m/2{\rceil}$ blocks firstly and computes $a^x$ (mod n) for m elements. The proposed algorithm is found to successfully halve the memory and search time of the baby-step giant step algorithm.