# Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman

DevFeed: [Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/elliptic-curve-diffie-hellman-40353.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.jeremykun.com/2014/03/31/elliptic-curve-diffie-hellman/>)

Published: 2014-03-31T10:22:51Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Jeremy Kun](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/jeremy-kun.md>)

Topics: [Cryptography](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cryptography.md>), [Security, Privacy and Abuse Prevention](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security-privacy-and-abuse-prevention.md>)

Tags: [cryptography](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cryptography.md>), [diffie-hellman](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/diffie-hellman.md>), [discrete-logarithm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/discrete-logarithm.md>), [elliptic-curves](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/elliptic-curves.md>), [implementation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/implementation.md>), [rsa](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rsa.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial introduces the use of elliptic curves in cryptography, covering their mathematical history, point addition, the discrete logarithm problem, and the origins of elliptic-curve cryptography. The supplied excerpt also mentions concerns about vulnerable elliptic-curve standards and backdoor access.

## Source excerpt

So far in this series we've seen elliptic curves from many perspectives, including the elementary, algebraic, and programmatic ones. We implemented finite field arithmetic and connected it to our elliptic curve code. So we're in a perfect position to feast on the main course: how do we use elliptic curves to actually do cryptography? History As the reader has heard countless times in this series, an elliptic curve is a geometric object whose points have a surprising and well-defined notion of addition.