Umm Al-qura University

Islamic Development Bank Institute

Hilal Houssain

Turki Faisal Al-Somani

Sami Al Suwailem

Mohammed Obaidullah

A computer-implemented blockchain based voucher method and system, the method including: recording in a blockchain network, with a user computing device of a user with at least one blockchain based voucher, a purchase request that identifies a proposed purchase with an authorized provider, a purchase amount and the voucher, wherein the voucher comprises a sum of cryptocurrency bound by a set of rules earmarking the voucher to be usable only in transactions between the user and any of a set of one or more authorized providers of goods or services, and wherein the purchase amount is a value that is less than or equal to the total value of the voucher; validating, by the blockchain network, eligibility of the purchase request, based on the set of rules binding the voucher; unbinding the set of rules from the purchase amount of the voucher when the proposed purchase is completed.

Blockchain based smart voucher system

A method and device for protecting elliptic curve cryptography against simple power attacks is disclosed. The method is based on a processor such as a computer equipped to encrypt and decrypt communications and selecting and entering a point P on an elliptic curve in the computer. The processor provides k copies of the point P (kP). The processor is used to divide a string of Ks into two equal length partitions that are scanned from right to left and performing point doubling operation and delay the point addition operation by storing the some doubled points in a buffer for later performing of addition operation.

Method for efficiently protecting elliptic curve cryptography against simple power analysis attacks

A method of scalar multiplication to obtain the scalar product between a key and a point on an elliptic curve, wherein the secret is m bits long. In selected embodiments, the first step is to partition the secret into two partitions each with m/2 bits. Point-doubling operations are performed on the point and stored into three buffers. Point additions are performed at randomized time intervals thereby preventing the method from being susceptible to differential power analysis attacks.

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Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Hilal Houssain