The aim of this paper is to describe the theory and implementation of the Elliptic Curve Primality Proving algorithm.

. We describe a primality testing algorithm, due essentially to Atkin, that uses elliptic curves over finite fields and the theory of complex multiplication. In particular, we explain how the use of class fields and genus fields can speed up certain phases of the algorithm. We sketch the actual implementation of this test and its use on testing large primes, the records being two numbers of more than 550 decimal digits. Finally, we give a precise answer to the question of the reliability of our computations, providing a certificate of primality for a prime number. IMPLEMENTATION DU TEST DE PRIMALITE D' ATKIN, GOLDWASSER, ET KILIAN R'esum'e. Nous d'ecrivons un algorithme de primalit'e, principalement du `a Atkin, qui utilise les propri'et'es des courbes elliptiques sur les corps finis et la th'eorie de la multiplication complexe. En particulier, nous expliquons comment l'utilisation du corps de classe et du corps de genre permet d'acc'el'erer les calculs. Nous esquissons l'impl'ementati...

We explain how the Elliptic Curve Primality Proving algorithm can be implemented in a distributed way. Applications are given to the certification of large primes (more than 500 digits). As a result, we describe the successful attempt at proving the primality of the lO65-digit (2^3539+ l)/3, the first ordinary Titanic prime.