Massey-Omura encryption with the generalized (k, t)-Jacobsthal p-numbers in finite groups

Elahe Mehraban1, Reza Ebrahimi Atani2, T. Aaron Gulliver3, Evren Hincal1,4,5
1Mathematics Research Center, Near East University TRNC, Mersin 10, 99138 Nicosia, Turkey
2Department of Computer Engineering, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran
3Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y2, Canada
4Department of Mathematical Sciences, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai – 602105, Tamilnadu, India
5Research Center of Applied Mathematics, Khazar University, Baku, Azerbaijan

Abstract

This work introduces two algebraic variants of the Massey-Omura cryptosystem based on newly defined generalized (k,t)-Jacobsthal p-numbers and their extensions to finite groups. We first generalize the classical Jacobsthal recurrence and establish structural properties including periodicity, invertibility conditions, and recurrence behavior modulo finite integers. These results are then extended to group-theoretic settings, where we construct the corresponding (k,t)-Jacobsthal sequences in specific finite groups and derive their sequence periods. Leveraging these algebraic foundations, we propose two Massey-Omura-type encryption schemes in which private exponents are selected from the generalized Jacobsthal sequences. We formally prove the correctness of both constructions and analyze the implications of periodicity on exponent invertibility and protocol feasibility. The proposed schemes do not introduce new hardness assumptions beyond those inherent in the underlying platform group. Instead, they provide a mathematically structured alternative to classical exponent selection in three-pass protocols. The results highlight a new connection between recurrence-defined sequences and multiplicative exponentiation in finite groups, offering an algebraically motivated direction for exploring generalized exponent families in symmetric and non-abelian cryptosystems.

Keywords: Jacobsthal sequence, Massey-Omura cryptosystem, Period, Special groups