Goppa codes over the p-adic integers and integers modulo pe

Abstract

Goppa codes were defined by Valery D. Goppa in 1970. In 1978, Robert J. McEliece used this family of error-correcting codes in his cryptosystem, which has gained popularity in the last decade due to its resistance to attacks from quantum computers. In this paper, we present Goppa codes over the p-adic integers and integers modulo . This allows the creation of chains of Goppa codes over different rings. We show some of their properties, such as parity-check matrices and minimum distance, and suggest their cryptographic application, following McEliece's scheme.