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The RSA Algorithm and PGP
No full textThis write-up gives a complete in-depth derivation of the RSA algorithm, based on a proof for Euler's Theorem. The implementation of the algorithm in the PGP software written by Phil Zimmermann will be discussed, as well as the two other important algorithms used in PGP, IDEA and MD5. The last section provides a crash course in using PGP. 1 Introduction Public-key cryptography has recently become the focus of public attention as governments in and outside the U.S. try to regulate information flow on the Internet. What is public-key cryptography about? The following concise explanation from Phil Zimmermann can be found in [1] Pretty Good(tm) Privacy (PGP), from Phil's Pretty Good Software, is a high security cryptographic software application for MSDOS, Unix, VAX/VMS, and other computers. PGP allows people to exchange files or messages with privacy, authentication, and convenience. Privacy means that only those intended to receive a message can read it. Authentication means that messag..
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