2 questions: Prime Numbers and DES
Harvey Rook (Exchange)
hrook at exchange.microsoft.com
Sun Oct 18 19:52:54 PDT 1998
> From: steve.benjamin at juno.com [mailto:steve.benjamin at juno.com]
>
> 1. How can I generate 2 large prime numbers? I doubt I
> could create 2,
> 100-digit prime numbers in my head :-)
>
For cryptographic purposes, you'll want to use a probabilistic test. Try reading through these links...
http://www.utm.edu/research/primes/proving.html and...
http://www.itl.nist.gov/div897/pubs/fip186.htm
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