This paper reinterprets Wiles' Modularity Theorem as a cryptographic framework exploiting the correspondence between elliptic curves E/ℚ and modular forms f ∈ S₂ (Γ₀ (N) ). The asymmetric nature of this correspondence, where the forward mapping (Curve → Form) is tractable but the inverse (Form → Curve) is computationally hard, functions as a cryptographic trapdoor mechanism. We introduce two hardness assumptions: Modular Correspondence Hardness (MCH) and Form-to-Curve Trapdoor (FCT), capturing the intractability of reconstructing modular forms from partial data. Under Sato-Tate distribution, Fourier coefficients aₚ provide pseudorandomness with entropy bounds H (aₚᵢ) ≥ k · log₂ (√N). We present concrete constructions including Modular Form-based Key Exchange (MFKE), q-expansion key derivation, and Hecke transform signatures, demonstrating potential post-quantum advantages as these problems resist known quantum algorithms.
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synapsesocial.com/papers/69ba43b64e9516ffd37a530a — DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19044356
Eunice Lee
Sophia Shim
Caleb Lee
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