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Add and Removing Data from ECC Accumulators

Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE

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An accumulator allows Bob to add values onto a fixed-length digest, and to provide proof of the values added, without revealing them within the accumulated value. In this case, we will use a basic ECC method to make commitments to data elements.

We will use a BL12 curve, and which has two cyclic groups of 𝔾1 and 𝔾2. Initially, we generate a key pair on the 𝔾1 group, and where the…

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Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE

Professor of Cryptography. Serial innovator. Believer in fairness, justice & freedom. Based in Edinburgh. Old World Breaker. New World Creator. Building trust.