In the past few years elliptic curve cryptography has moved from a fringe activity to a major system in the commercial world. This timely work summarizes knowledge gathered at Hewlett-Packard over a number of years and explains the mathematics behind practical implementations of elliptic curve systems. Since the mathematics is advanced, a high barrier to entry exists for individuals and companies new to this technology. Hence, this book will be invaluable not only to mathematicians but also to engineers and computer scientists who want to actually implement such systems.

在过去的几年里，椭圆曲线密码术已经从一个边缘活动发展成为商业世界的一个主要系统。这项及时的工作总结了惠普多年来收集的知识，并解释了椭圆曲线系统实际实现背后的数学原理。由于数学是先进的，因此对这项技术不熟悉的个人和公司存在着很高的进入壁垒。因此，这本书不仅对数学家非常有价值，而且对希望实际实现这类系统的工程师和计算机科学家也非常有价值。