%0 Journal Article %T Protection of Sensitive Messages Based on Quadratic Roots of Gaussians: Groups with Complex Modulus %A Boris S. Verkhovsky %J Int'l J. of Communications, Network and System Sciences %P 287-296 %@ 1913-3723 %D 2011 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/ijcns.2011.45033 %X This paper considers three algorithms for the extraction of square roots of complex integers {called Gaussians} using arithmetic based on complex modulus <i>p</i> + <i>iq</i>. These algorithms are almost twice as fast as the analogous algorithms extracting square roots of either real or complex integers in arithmetic based on modulus <i>p</i>, where is a real prime. A cryptographic system based on these algorithms is provided in this paper. A procedure reducing the computational complexity is described as well. Main results are explained in several numeric illustrations. %K Complex Modulus %K Computational Efficiency %K Cryptographic Algorithm %K Digital Isotopes %K Multiplicative Control Parameter %K Octadic Roots %K Quartic Roots %K Rabin Algorithm %K Reduction of Complexity %K Resolventa %K Secure Communication %K Square Roots %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=4839