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D.12.3.29 ShanksMestre

Procedure from library crypto.lib (see crypto_lib).

Usage:
ShanksMestre(q,a,b); optional: ShanksMestre(q,a,b,s); s the number of loops in the algorithm (default s=1)

Return:
the number of points of the elliptic curve defined by y^2=x^3+a*x+b over Z/N

Note:
algorithm of Shanks and Mestre (baby-step-giant-step)

Example:
 
LIB "crypto.lib";
ShanksMestre(32003,71,602);
==> 32021