We give a sieving algorithm for finding pairs of consecutive smooth numbers that utilizes solutions to the Prouhet-Tarry-Escott (PTE) problem. Any such solution induces two degree-$n$ polynomials, $a(x)$ and $b(x)$, that differ by a constant integer $C$ and completely split into linear factors in $\\Z[x]$. It follows that for any $\\ell \\in \\Z$ such that $a(\\ell) \\equiv b(\\ell) \\equiv 0 \\bmod{C}$, the two integers $a(\\ell)\/C$ and $b(\\ell)\/C$ differ by 1 and necessarily contain $n$ factors of roughly the same size. For a fixed smoothness bound $B$, restricting the search to pairs of integers that are parameterized in this way increases the probability that they are $B$-smooth. Our algorithm combines a simple sieve with parametrizations given by a collection of solutions to the PTE problem.<\/p>\n
The motivation for finding large \\emph{twin smooth} integers lies in their application to compact isogeny-based post-quantum protocols. The recent key exchange scheme B-SIDH and the recent digital signature scheme SQISign both require large primes that lie between two smooth integers; finding such a prime can be seen as a special case of finding twin smooth integers under the additional stipulation that their sum is a prime $p$.<\/p>\n
When searching for cryptographic parameters with $2^{240} \\leq p <2^{256}$, an implementation of our sieve found primes $p$ where $p+1$ and $p-1$ are $2^{15}$-smooth; the smoothest prior parameters had a similar sized prime for which $p-1$ and $p+1$ were $2^{19}$-smooth. In targeting higher security levels, our sieve found a 376-bit prime lying between two $2^{21}$-smooth integers, a 384-bit prime lying between two $2^{22}$-smooth integers, and a 512-bit prime lying between two $2^{29}$-smooth integers. Our analysis shows that using previously known methods to find high-security instances subject to these smoothness bounds is computationally infeasible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We give a sieving algorithm for finding pairs of consecutive smooth numbers that utilizes solutions to the Prouhet-Tarry-Escott (PTE) problem. Any such solution induces two degree-$n$ polynomials, $a(x)$ and $b(x)$, that differ by a constant integer $C$ and completely split into linear factors in $\\Z[x]$. 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