A note on the analysis of Herrmann–May lattices for small exponent RSA

Abstract At PKC 2010, Herrmann and May introduced a lattice-based method using unravelled linearization to achieve the theoretical bound $$d < N^{1- \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}}$$ d < N 1 - 1 2 for small RSA exponents. In this paper, we identify an error in their asymptotic analysis, revising the bound...

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Main Authors: Abul Kalam, Sudeshna Karmakar, Santanu Sarkar
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-10019-9
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description Abstract At PKC 2010, Herrmann and May introduced a lattice-based method using unravelled linearization to achieve the theoretical bound $$d < N^{1- \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}}$$ d < N 1 - 1 2 for small RSA exponents. In this paper, we identify an error in their asymptotic analysis, revising the bound to $$d < N^{0.292256}$$ d < N 0.292256 , which is strictly lower than the Boneh–Durfee bound $$N^{1- \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}}$$ N 1 - 1 2 . This error persisted for over 15 years. We also refine the Herrmann-May lattice construction, achieving the Boneh–Durfee bound while significantly reducing the Herrmann–May lattice’s dimension.
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spelling doaj-art-c5a200320af84fd3bc3051c8ddfad89f2025-08-20T03:42:38ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-08-011511910.1038/s41598-025-10019-9A note on the analysis of Herrmann–May lattices for small exponent RSAAbul Kalam0Sudeshna Karmakar1Santanu Sarkar2Department of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology MadrasDepartment of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology MadrasDepartment of Mathematics, Indian Institute of Technology MadrasAbstract At PKC 2010, Herrmann and May introduced a lattice-based method using unravelled linearization to achieve the theoretical bound $$d < N^{1- \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}}$$ d < N 1 - 1 2 for small RSA exponents. In this paper, we identify an error in their asymptotic analysis, revising the bound to $$d < N^{0.292256}$$ d < N 0.292256 , which is strictly lower than the Boneh–Durfee bound $$N^{1- \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}}$$ N 1 - 1 2 . This error persisted for over 15 years. We also refine the Herrmann-May lattice construction, achieving the Boneh–Durfee bound while significantly reducing the Herrmann–May lattice’s dimension.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-10019-9Lattice basis reductionLLLLinearizationSmall exponent RSAHerrmann–May lattice
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A note on the analysis of Herrmann–May lattices for small exponent RSA
Scientific Reports
Lattice basis reduction
LLL
Linearization
Small exponent RSA
Herrmann–May lattice
title A note on the analysis of Herrmann–May lattices for small exponent RSA
title_full A note on the analysis of Herrmann–May lattices for small exponent RSA
title_fullStr A note on the analysis of Herrmann–May lattices for small exponent RSA
title_full_unstemmed A note on the analysis of Herrmann–May lattices for small exponent RSA
title_short A note on the analysis of Herrmann–May lattices for small exponent RSA
title_sort note on the analysis of herrmann may lattices for small exponent rsa
topic Lattice basis reduction
LLL
Linearization
Small exponent RSA
Herrmann–May lattice
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-10019-9
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