This document discusses generating random prime numbers for use in cryptography. It begins with an introduction to prime numbers and their importance in public key ciphers like RSA. It then covers generating random numbers, both true random sources from physical phenomena and pseudorandom number generators that appear random. The document discusses prime number theory, the importance of primality testing for large random numbers, and describes some common primality tests like Fermat's, Solovay-Strassen, and Rabin-Miller. It concludes with an implementation of a random prime number generator in Python using the Rabin-Miller test.
Google fue fundada en 1998 por Larry Page y Sergey Brin. Su misión es organizar la información mundial para que sea universalmente accesible. Google se caracteriza por su constante innovación y desarrollo de nuevos productos como Gmail, Android y Google Docs. Su éxito se debe a su enfoque en el usuario, escuchar ideas nuevas y mantener a sus empleados felices.
Este documento discute los valores de diseño de las claves para el algoritmo RSA. Explica que las claves deben tener al menos 1024 bits y que los primos p y q deben tener al menos 500 bits y diferir en unos pocos dígitos. También describe cómo seleccionar primos p y q "seguros" para fortalecer la seguridad de RSA.
Este documento presenta un informe sobre un proyecto de investigación sobre algoritmos de grafos. En la primera sección, introduce conceptos básicos sobre teoría de grafos como nodos, aristas, caminos, subgrafos, conectividad y tipos de grafos como árboles. Luego describe algoritmos clásicos para problemas de grafos como Dijkstra y Floyd-Warshall para encontrar caminos mínimos. Finalmente, discute el desarrollo de un editor de grafos como herramienta para el proyecto.
Este documento presenta el plan de estudios 2006 del programa de Ingeniería Informática (Ciencia de la Computación) de la Universidad Católica San Pablo. Se basa en el estándar internacional Computing Curricula 2 de ACM e IEEE-CS. Describe 14 áreas de conocimiento centrales de la Ciencia de la Computación y los objetivos de cada una. También detalla los cursos del plan de estudios, sus dependencias, horas dedicadas a teoría, práctica y laboratorio, y los créditos asignados. El plan busca formar profesionales con sól
Crítica de la información. Scott Lash. NotasJorge Yunes
Este documento analiza la "sociedad de la información" desde diferentes perspectivas. Explora cómo ha pasado de una cultura de representación a una cultura tecnológica sin interrupciones de tiempo. También examina teorías no lineales del poder y cómo la propiedad intelectual es la base del poder en esta sociedad. Finalmente, discute cómo la comunicación, los códigos y la reproducción están en crisis constante debido a la hibridación e incrustación de códigos circulantes.
El diplomado tiene como objetivo consolidar la actividad en internet dentro del Marketing y las Comunicaciones; además de comprender el potencial de Internet como fuente de información y conocimiento del consumidor.
Este documento describe las tablas hash, incluyendo su definición como una estructura de datos que asocia claves con valores para permitir búsquedas eficientes. Explica dos métodos comunes para resolver colisiones en las tablas hash, el hashing abierto que usa listas enlazadas y el hashing cerrado que almacena elementos directamente en la tabla. También discute factores que afectan el rendimiento de las tablas hash como la función hash, la estrategia para resolver colisiones y el tamaño de la tabla.
Este documento compara diferentes algoritmos para generar números primos fuertes para criptografía. Explica que los números primos fuertes son aquellos con un tamaño de bits grande y cuyos mayores factores también son grandes. Luego describe algoritmos como el método original de RSA, el de Williams/Schmid y el de Gordon, realizando comparativas de tiempo de generación. Concluye recomendando el uso de generadores de primos fuertes como Williams/Schmid para mayor seguridad, siendo este más eficiente que otros métodos.
Google fue fundada en 1998 por Larry Page y Sergey Brin. Su misión es organizar la información mundial para que sea universalmente accesible. Google se caracteriza por su constante innovación y desarrollo de nuevos productos como Gmail, Android y Google Docs. Su éxito se debe a su enfoque en el usuario, escuchar ideas nuevas y mantener a sus empleados felices.
Este documento discute los valores de diseño de las claves para el algoritmo RSA. Explica que las claves deben tener al menos 1024 bits y que los primos p y q deben tener al menos 500 bits y diferir en unos pocos dígitos. También describe cómo seleccionar primos p y q "seguros" para fortalecer la seguridad de RSA.
Este documento presenta un informe sobre un proyecto de investigación sobre algoritmos de grafos. En la primera sección, introduce conceptos básicos sobre teoría de grafos como nodos, aristas, caminos, subgrafos, conectividad y tipos de grafos como árboles. Luego describe algoritmos clásicos para problemas de grafos como Dijkstra y Floyd-Warshall para encontrar caminos mínimos. Finalmente, discute el desarrollo de un editor de grafos como herramienta para el proyecto.
Este documento presenta el plan de estudios 2006 del programa de Ingeniería Informática (Ciencia de la Computación) de la Universidad Católica San Pablo. Se basa en el estándar internacional Computing Curricula 2 de ACM e IEEE-CS. Describe 14 áreas de conocimiento centrales de la Ciencia de la Computación y los objetivos de cada una. También detalla los cursos del plan de estudios, sus dependencias, horas dedicadas a teoría, práctica y laboratorio, y los créditos asignados. El plan busca formar profesionales con sól
Crítica de la información. Scott Lash. NotasJorge Yunes
Este documento analiza la "sociedad de la información" desde diferentes perspectivas. Explora cómo ha pasado de una cultura de representación a una cultura tecnológica sin interrupciones de tiempo. También examina teorías no lineales del poder y cómo la propiedad intelectual es la base del poder en esta sociedad. Finalmente, discute cómo la comunicación, los códigos y la reproducción están en crisis constante debido a la hibridación e incrustación de códigos circulantes.
El diplomado tiene como objetivo consolidar la actividad en internet dentro del Marketing y las Comunicaciones; además de comprender el potencial de Internet como fuente de información y conocimiento del consumidor.
Este documento describe las tablas hash, incluyendo su definición como una estructura de datos que asocia claves con valores para permitir búsquedas eficientes. Explica dos métodos comunes para resolver colisiones en las tablas hash, el hashing abierto que usa listas enlazadas y el hashing cerrado que almacena elementos directamente en la tabla. También discute factores que afectan el rendimiento de las tablas hash como la función hash, la estrategia para resolver colisiones y el tamaño de la tabla.
Este documento compara diferentes algoritmos para generar números primos fuertes para criptografía. Explica que los números primos fuertes son aquellos con un tamaño de bits grande y cuyos mayores factores también son grandes. Luego describe algoritmos como el método original de RSA, el de Williams/Schmid y el de Gordon, realizando comparativas de tiempo de generación. Concluye recomendando el uso de generadores de primos fuertes como Williams/Schmid para mayor seguridad, siendo este más eficiente que otros métodos.
Good cryptography requires good random numbers. This paper evaluates the hardwarebased Intel Random Number Generator (RNG) for use in cryptographic applications.
Almost all cryptographic protocols require the generation and use of secret values that must be unknown to attackers. For example, random number generators are required to generate public/private keypairs for asymmetric (public key) algorithms including RSA, DSA, and Diffie-Hellman. Keys for symmetric and hybrid cryptosystems are also generated randomly. RNGs are also used to create challenges, nonces (salts), padding bytes, and blinding values. The one time pad – the only provably-secure encryption system – uses as much key material as ciphertext and requires that the keystream be generated from a truly random process.
This is a briefing about Random Number Generators.
Random Number Generators are important in the data center because of their role in cryptography. This briefing introduces Random Number Generators, types of Random Number Generators including TRNG and PRNG, and a visual example of "randomness." http://boblandstrom.com
This document discusses pseudo-random number generators (PRNGs) and methods for improving their properties. It proposes a new reseeding-mixing method to extend the period length and enhance statistical properties of a chaos-based PRNG. The reseeding method removes short periods of a digitized logistic map, while mixing with a DX generator extends the period to over 2253. It also discusses periodically changing an initial pattern to increase randomization. The proposed PRNG combines a nonlinear module, reseeding module, and vector mixing module. The reseeding module compares state values to detect fixed points and increases a reseeding counter to perturb states away from fixed points.
This document summarizes an article from the International Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering & Technology about generating cryptographically secure pseudo-random numbers using an FPGA. It discusses different methods of random number generation including pseudo-random number generators (PRNGs) and true random number generators (TRNGs). It also describes the Blum Blum Shub generator for generating cryptographically secure pseudo-random numbers and its implementation on a Virtex-5 FPGA using VHDL. Simulation results are shown validating the random number generation using CORDIC and ChipScope Pro.
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research(IJCER) ijceronline
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research (IJCER) is dedicated to protecting personal information and will make every reasonable effort to handle collected information appropriately. All information collected, as well as related requests, will be handled as carefully and efficiently as possible in accordance with IJCER standards for integrity and objectivity.
Comparative analysis of efficiency of fibonacci random number generator algor...Alexander Decker
This document compares the efficiency of the Fibonacci random number generator and Gaussian random number generator algorithms in cryptographic systems. It discusses how random numbers are important for cryptography and describes statistical tests used to analyze the randomness of numbers generated by each algorithm. The research concluded that the Fibonacci random number generator passed the chi-square and Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests better than the Gaussian generator, making it more efficient for use in cryptographic systems.
Research paper of quantum computer in cryptographyAkshay Shelake
- The document discusses the history of quantum computing and its potential threat to modern cryptography. It explores how a quantum computer could break encryption systems like RSA by efficiently solving large integer factorization problems, using Peter Shor's algorithm.
- Cryptography organizations are researching alternatives like error-correcting codes, hash functions, and lattice/multivariate cryptography that could defend against quantum computers.
- The development of quantum computing prompts the need to transition encryption methods before full-scale quantum computers are built, otherwise governments and businesses could suffer security breaches and loss of encrypted data.
AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH FOR SELECTION OF PSEUDO RANDOM NUMBERS FOR ONLINE EXA...cscpconf
The document proposes an alternative approach for selecting pseudo-random numbers for online examination systems. It compares three random number generators: a procedural language random number generator, the PHP random number generator, and an atmospheric noise-based true random number generator. It tests the randomness quality of patterns generated by each using the Diehard statistical tests. The results show that the true random number generator passes all tests, while the procedural language and PHP generators fail most tests, indicating their patterns have lower randomness quality than the true random generator.
Introduction to the cryptography behind blockchain (from roots to quantum cry...Marcelo Sávio
The document provides an introduction to cryptography concepts behind blockchain, beginning with symmetric key cryptography like the Data Encryption Standard (DES) developed by Horst Feistel at IBM in the 1970s. It then discusses the development of public key cryptography by Whitfield Diffie, Martin Hellman, Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman in the 1970s, which introduced digital signatures and solved the key distribution problem. The document continues discussing the use of hash functions, elliptic curve cryptography, and computational proof-of-work concepts that are fundamental to blockchain technology.
Finally, in responding to your peers’ posts, assess your peers’ reco.docxRAJU852744
Finally, in responding to your peers’ posts, assess your peers’ recommendations and discuss how these functions relate to providing a secure means of communicating. BUT respond according to the post if need be.
1.
The massive growth of access to information is on the rise each and every day making the handling of information and data one of the major priorities in our information technology world. To secure our information, a sender uses a hash key to encrypt the data being sent, whiles the receiver on the waiting end decrypts the data using the same hash key. This means that hashing serves as an authentication tool for both sender and receiver of the data. However, the recent attacks on cryptography continue to threaten the security of our information. Random hashing has proved to be useful in recent times although it does not stop an attacker from attacking it makes it very difficult and complex and almost impossible. Randomizing in hash ensures that a hash function is picked at random or in other words, uses a random salt value in the random process before implementing the underlying hash function. (Lemire D., 2012)
Hashing comes in handy in securing our communication. It gives us the assurance that data has not been tampered with by using the hash key to verify the integrity of the data. Also, as it assures as that data has not being tempered with it also alerts us if data has been tampered with this way we can ignore and flag such data. (Ashfield D., 2013)
Hash is an essential component in cryptographic, for the last two decades it is being used for cryptography in securing electronic communication on an internet network.
2.
Hashing is a great tool when using encryption. This allows the person that is sending the data and the person that would receive the data to be able to know that the message hasn’t been altered. If the hashing uses common stings of number, like 123456789, an outsider can break this hash very quickly. But if the hash is
[email protected]
$36*&(oP, well, this would make the message more difficult for interception. This goes a long with the same concept of using passwords that don’t follow a dictionary, and are random, the more random the better.
If I were to send a piece of data out, I would want random hashing to take place. Above, where I mentioned that using 123456789, wouldn’t be a great hash, because it can easily be intercepted and deciphered (there are people that have equipment that can do just this). I would want something along the lines as
[email protected]
^TR#@dTh!$, because in order to decipher my message you would have to know the exact characters and line, meaning that my data would stay safe, and as long as it matches up on the other side, we (the parties involved) would know that my message wasn’t altered. There are even Salting schemes that can be added at the end, with random characters, just to throw off unwanted eyes.
3.
Randomness and random numbers are e ...
This document provides an overview of RSA encryption. It discusses the history of cryptography from early ciphers like the Caesar cipher to the development of public-key cryptography. Researchers Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman developed the RSA algorithm in 1977, which introduced the first practical public-key encryption. The document then explains how the RSA algorithm works by generating a public and private key pair based on large prime numbers, and how encryption and decryption utilize these keys along with exponentiation and modulo arithmetic. Number theory concepts like Fermat's Little Theorem and Euler's Theorem are also discussed to explain why RSA provides a one-way function and ensures only the private key holder can decrypt messages.
This document presents a new mathematical model for encrypting data using fingerprint data. It works as follows:
1. A fingerprint image is used to generate an encryption key by determining the number of black pixels. This key will be unique for each user.
2. The key is used to generate a very large number to represent each letter or character. Different digits of this number represent different letters.
3. The plaintext is converted to this numerical representation to generate the ciphertext. Additional functions may be applied to further encrypt the ciphertext.
4. To decrypt, the receiver applies the inverse functions and uses the key to determine the letter associated with each number to recover the plaintext. The model is intended to provide highly
This document discusses the RSA network security approach. It begins with an introduction to RSA, describing how it uses large prime numbers and exponentiation to encrypt and decrypt messages. It also discusses how RSA can be used for both encryption and digital signatures to provide authentication. The document then covers symmetric and public key cryptography concepts before focusing more on the specifics of the RSA algorithm and its use for secure network communications.
This paper provides an overview of the RSA algorithm, exploring the foundations and mathematics in detail. It then uses this base information to explore issues with the RSA algorithm that detract from the algorithms security.
Basic Talk. 90 minute talk to an audience of Freshmen and Sophomores of IIT Bombay on 23/02/10 as a part of Science Week. Organised by Web and Coding Club. Place: GG 101 (Elec Department)
Numerical Cryptography as a More Efficient Method of Data Disclosure and Acce...Emeka Ikpeazu
The document describes a student's development of a numerical cryptography program as a more efficient method of encrypting data than traditional algorithmic approaches. The program works by converting strings to large integers based on ASCII values, then encrypting the integers using modular arithmetic. It is harder to crack than other programs because the encrypted message is just random numbers without the encryption algorithm, and can only be decrypted with a password. The student compares his program to PGP and finds it provides stronger security since the encrypted data cannot be viewed without the correct password, preventing algorithmic cracking. He outlines the various methods used in his program, such as converting between strings and integers, finding prime factors, and encrypting/decrypting messages numerically. The program demonstrates the
This document discusses the application of number theory in cryptography. It begins by describing several historical ciphers such as the Caesar cipher, Morse code, the Enigma machine, and public key cryptography. It then examines how number theory underpins various ciphers, such as how the Caesar cipher uses modular arithmetic and how the RSA algorithm relies on the difficulty of factoring large numbers. The document concludes by discussing future work exploring other ciphers and their implementation in programming languages like MATLAB.
ANALYSE AND IMPLEMENT OF CRYPTOGRAPHY WITH HIGH SECURITY USING QUATERNIONAM Publications,India
The document discusses cryptography using quaternion numbers. It analyzes implementing a highly secure cryptography scheme using properties of quaternion Farey fractions. Quaternions were discovered in 1843 as a way to represent rotations in 3D space. Operations on quaternions like addition, multiplication, and division are described. The properties of quaternions like representations, conjugation, absolute value, and real/complex subspaces are also covered. The objective is to develop a novel cryptography model using number theory and properties of quaternions to provide high security against attacks.
Innovative field of cryptography: DNA cryptography cscpconf
DNA cryptography is a new instinctive cryptographic field emerged with the research of DNA
computing, in which DNA is used as information shipper and the modern biological technology is
used as accomplishment tool. The speculative study and implementation shows method to be
efficient in computation, storage and transmission and it is very powerful against certain attacks.
The contemporary main difficulty of DNA cryptography is the lack of effective protected theory
and simple achievable method. The most important aim of the research of DNA cryptography is
explore peculiarity of DNA molecule and reaction, establish corresponding theory, discovering
possible development directions, searching for simple methods of understand DNA cryptography,
and Laing the basis for future development. DNA cryptography uses DNA as the computational
tool along with several molecular techniques to manipulate it. Due to very high storage capacity of DNA, this field is becoming very talented. Presently it is in the development phase and it requires a lot of work and research to reach a established stage. By reviewing all the prospective and acerbic edge technology of current research, this paper shows the guidelines that need to be deal with development in the field of DNA cryptography.
Good cryptography requires good random numbers. This paper evaluates the hardwarebased Intel Random Number Generator (RNG) for use in cryptographic applications.
Almost all cryptographic protocols require the generation and use of secret values that must be unknown to attackers. For example, random number generators are required to generate public/private keypairs for asymmetric (public key) algorithms including RSA, DSA, and Diffie-Hellman. Keys for symmetric and hybrid cryptosystems are also generated randomly. RNGs are also used to create challenges, nonces (salts), padding bytes, and blinding values. The one time pad – the only provably-secure encryption system – uses as much key material as ciphertext and requires that the keystream be generated from a truly random process.
This is a briefing about Random Number Generators.
Random Number Generators are important in the data center because of their role in cryptography. This briefing introduces Random Number Generators, types of Random Number Generators including TRNG and PRNG, and a visual example of "randomness." http://boblandstrom.com
This document discusses pseudo-random number generators (PRNGs) and methods for improving their properties. It proposes a new reseeding-mixing method to extend the period length and enhance statistical properties of a chaos-based PRNG. The reseeding method removes short periods of a digitized logistic map, while mixing with a DX generator extends the period to over 2253. It also discusses periodically changing an initial pattern to increase randomization. The proposed PRNG combines a nonlinear module, reseeding module, and vector mixing module. The reseeding module compares state values to detect fixed points and increases a reseeding counter to perturb states away from fixed points.
This document summarizes an article from the International Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering & Technology about generating cryptographically secure pseudo-random numbers using an FPGA. It discusses different methods of random number generation including pseudo-random number generators (PRNGs) and true random number generators (TRNGs). It also describes the Blum Blum Shub generator for generating cryptographically secure pseudo-random numbers and its implementation on a Virtex-5 FPGA using VHDL. Simulation results are shown validating the random number generation using CORDIC and ChipScope Pro.
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research(IJCER) ijceronline
International Journal of Computational Engineering Research (IJCER) is dedicated to protecting personal information and will make every reasonable effort to handle collected information appropriately. All information collected, as well as related requests, will be handled as carefully and efficiently as possible in accordance with IJCER standards for integrity and objectivity.
Comparative analysis of efficiency of fibonacci random number generator algor...Alexander Decker
This document compares the efficiency of the Fibonacci random number generator and Gaussian random number generator algorithms in cryptographic systems. It discusses how random numbers are important for cryptography and describes statistical tests used to analyze the randomness of numbers generated by each algorithm. The research concluded that the Fibonacci random number generator passed the chi-square and Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests better than the Gaussian generator, making it more efficient for use in cryptographic systems.
Research paper of quantum computer in cryptographyAkshay Shelake
- The document discusses the history of quantum computing and its potential threat to modern cryptography. It explores how a quantum computer could break encryption systems like RSA by efficiently solving large integer factorization problems, using Peter Shor's algorithm.
- Cryptography organizations are researching alternatives like error-correcting codes, hash functions, and lattice/multivariate cryptography that could defend against quantum computers.
- The development of quantum computing prompts the need to transition encryption methods before full-scale quantum computers are built, otherwise governments and businesses could suffer security breaches and loss of encrypted data.
AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH FOR SELECTION OF PSEUDO RANDOM NUMBERS FOR ONLINE EXA...cscpconf
The document proposes an alternative approach for selecting pseudo-random numbers for online examination systems. It compares three random number generators: a procedural language random number generator, the PHP random number generator, and an atmospheric noise-based true random number generator. It tests the randomness quality of patterns generated by each using the Diehard statistical tests. The results show that the true random number generator passes all tests, while the procedural language and PHP generators fail most tests, indicating their patterns have lower randomness quality than the true random generator.
Introduction to the cryptography behind blockchain (from roots to quantum cry...Marcelo Sávio
The document provides an introduction to cryptography concepts behind blockchain, beginning with symmetric key cryptography like the Data Encryption Standard (DES) developed by Horst Feistel at IBM in the 1970s. It then discusses the development of public key cryptography by Whitfield Diffie, Martin Hellman, Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman in the 1970s, which introduced digital signatures and solved the key distribution problem. The document continues discussing the use of hash functions, elliptic curve cryptography, and computational proof-of-work concepts that are fundamental to blockchain technology.
Finally, in responding to your peers’ posts, assess your peers’ reco.docxRAJU852744
Finally, in responding to your peers’ posts, assess your peers’ recommendations and discuss how these functions relate to providing a secure means of communicating. BUT respond according to the post if need be.
1.
The massive growth of access to information is on the rise each and every day making the handling of information and data one of the major priorities in our information technology world. To secure our information, a sender uses a hash key to encrypt the data being sent, whiles the receiver on the waiting end decrypts the data using the same hash key. This means that hashing serves as an authentication tool for both sender and receiver of the data. However, the recent attacks on cryptography continue to threaten the security of our information. Random hashing has proved to be useful in recent times although it does not stop an attacker from attacking it makes it very difficult and complex and almost impossible. Randomizing in hash ensures that a hash function is picked at random or in other words, uses a random salt value in the random process before implementing the underlying hash function. (Lemire D., 2012)
Hashing comes in handy in securing our communication. It gives us the assurance that data has not been tampered with by using the hash key to verify the integrity of the data. Also, as it assures as that data has not being tempered with it also alerts us if data has been tampered with this way we can ignore and flag such data. (Ashfield D., 2013)
Hash is an essential component in cryptographic, for the last two decades it is being used for cryptography in securing electronic communication on an internet network.
2.
Hashing is a great tool when using encryption. This allows the person that is sending the data and the person that would receive the data to be able to know that the message hasn’t been altered. If the hashing uses common stings of number, like 123456789, an outsider can break this hash very quickly. But if the hash is
[email protected]
$36*&(oP, well, this would make the message more difficult for interception. This goes a long with the same concept of using passwords that don’t follow a dictionary, and are random, the more random the better.
If I were to send a piece of data out, I would want random hashing to take place. Above, where I mentioned that using 123456789, wouldn’t be a great hash, because it can easily be intercepted and deciphered (there are people that have equipment that can do just this). I would want something along the lines as
[email protected]
^TR#@dTh!$, because in order to decipher my message you would have to know the exact characters and line, meaning that my data would stay safe, and as long as it matches up on the other side, we (the parties involved) would know that my message wasn’t altered. There are even Salting schemes that can be added at the end, with random characters, just to throw off unwanted eyes.
3.
Randomness and random numbers are e ...
This document provides an overview of RSA encryption. It discusses the history of cryptography from early ciphers like the Caesar cipher to the development of public-key cryptography. Researchers Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman developed the RSA algorithm in 1977, which introduced the first practical public-key encryption. The document then explains how the RSA algorithm works by generating a public and private key pair based on large prime numbers, and how encryption and decryption utilize these keys along with exponentiation and modulo arithmetic. Number theory concepts like Fermat's Little Theorem and Euler's Theorem are also discussed to explain why RSA provides a one-way function and ensures only the private key holder can decrypt messages.
This document presents a new mathematical model for encrypting data using fingerprint data. It works as follows:
1. A fingerprint image is used to generate an encryption key by determining the number of black pixels. This key will be unique for each user.
2. The key is used to generate a very large number to represent each letter or character. Different digits of this number represent different letters.
3. The plaintext is converted to this numerical representation to generate the ciphertext. Additional functions may be applied to further encrypt the ciphertext.
4. To decrypt, the receiver applies the inverse functions and uses the key to determine the letter associated with each number to recover the plaintext. The model is intended to provide highly
This document discusses the RSA network security approach. It begins with an introduction to RSA, describing how it uses large prime numbers and exponentiation to encrypt and decrypt messages. It also discusses how RSA can be used for both encryption and digital signatures to provide authentication. The document then covers symmetric and public key cryptography concepts before focusing more on the specifics of the RSA algorithm and its use for secure network communications.
This paper provides an overview of the RSA algorithm, exploring the foundations and mathematics in detail. It then uses this base information to explore issues with the RSA algorithm that detract from the algorithms security.
Basic Talk. 90 minute talk to an audience of Freshmen and Sophomores of IIT Bombay on 23/02/10 as a part of Science Week. Organised by Web and Coding Club. Place: GG 101 (Elec Department)
Numerical Cryptography as a More Efficient Method of Data Disclosure and Acce...Emeka Ikpeazu
The document describes a student's development of a numerical cryptography program as a more efficient method of encrypting data than traditional algorithmic approaches. The program works by converting strings to large integers based on ASCII values, then encrypting the integers using modular arithmetic. It is harder to crack than other programs because the encrypted message is just random numbers without the encryption algorithm, and can only be decrypted with a password. The student compares his program to PGP and finds it provides stronger security since the encrypted data cannot be viewed without the correct password, preventing algorithmic cracking. He outlines the various methods used in his program, such as converting between strings and integers, finding prime factors, and encrypting/decrypting messages numerically. The program demonstrates the
This document discusses the application of number theory in cryptography. It begins by describing several historical ciphers such as the Caesar cipher, Morse code, the Enigma machine, and public key cryptography. It then examines how number theory underpins various ciphers, such as how the Caesar cipher uses modular arithmetic and how the RSA algorithm relies on the difficulty of factoring large numbers. The document concludes by discussing future work exploring other ciphers and their implementation in programming languages like MATLAB.
ANALYSE AND IMPLEMENT OF CRYPTOGRAPHY WITH HIGH SECURITY USING QUATERNIONAM Publications,India
The document discusses cryptography using quaternion numbers. It analyzes implementing a highly secure cryptography scheme using properties of quaternion Farey fractions. Quaternions were discovered in 1843 as a way to represent rotations in 3D space. Operations on quaternions like addition, multiplication, and division are described. The properties of quaternions like representations, conjugation, absolute value, and real/complex subspaces are also covered. The objective is to develop a novel cryptography model using number theory and properties of quaternions to provide high security against attacks.
Innovative field of cryptography: DNA cryptography cscpconf
DNA cryptography is a new instinctive cryptographic field emerged with the research of DNA
computing, in which DNA is used as information shipper and the modern biological technology is
used as accomplishment tool. The speculative study and implementation shows method to be
efficient in computation, storage and transmission and it is very powerful against certain attacks.
The contemporary main difficulty of DNA cryptography is the lack of effective protected theory
and simple achievable method. The most important aim of the research of DNA cryptography is
explore peculiarity of DNA molecule and reaction, establish corresponding theory, discovering
possible development directions, searching for simple methods of understand DNA cryptography,
and Laing the basis for future development. DNA cryptography uses DNA as the computational
tool along with several molecular techniques to manipulate it. Due to very high storage capacity of DNA, this field is becoming very talented. Presently it is in the development phase and it requires a lot of work and research to reach a established stage. By reviewing all the prospective and acerbic edge technology of current research, this paper shows the guidelines that need to be deal with development in the field of DNA cryptography.
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Generating random primes
1. Generating random primes
John-Andre Bjorkhaug
Gjøvik University College
February 2014
Abstract
In public key ciphers like RSA there is a need for large random
prime numbers, to make the cipher secure against an adversary. Gen-
erating random numbers is a difficult task on its own, but when these
numbers also need to be prime numbers, there is a lot of mathematics
in play. This paper will describe both how random numbers can be
generated, and how to check if the numbers are prime. This paper
is organized as follows. An introduction describing what prime num-
bers is, and the importance of randomness. Then follows a discussion
around works that are related to this paper. A part describing sources
of random numbers, both true- and pseudorandom Then there is a part
describing prime number theory. Then there will be a discussion on
the need for primality test, and how this is done, with explanation
on some of the best known primality test methods, Fermat, Solovay-
Strassen and Rabin-Miller. Included in the paper there is also an
Python implementation of a random prime number generator using
the Rabin-Miller primality test. The paper ends with a conclusion.
1 Introduction
A prime number is defined to be any positive integer, which is greater than
1, and dividable only by itself and by 1, for example 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 etc. [2].
Ancient Egyptian records show that they had some knowledge about prime
numbers, but the first real mention of prime numbers in history was by the
Greek mathematician Euclid, from around 300 B.C. Euclid came up with two
very important prime number theorems, that will be discussed later in this
paper. After the Greeks, there where not much mention of prime numbers in
history, before 1640. This year Fermat wrote that he was ”almost convinced”
that numbers of a form 2n
+1 were primes, if n was a power of 2. Euler later
1
2. proved this wrong when he showed that this was false for n = 25
= 32,
because 232
+ 1 = 4294967297 is dividable by 641 4294967297
641
= 6700417 [2].
Euler also contributed with more theories about prime numbers in among
others his paper ”Variae observationes circa series infinitas” [5]. During the
17th, 18th and 19th century, other famous mathematicians like Legendre,
Gauss, Mersenne, Chebyshev and Riemann, also made big contributions to
the research of prime numbers. Legendre, Gauss, Fermat and Mersenne will
be discussed later in this paper. Although prime numbers have been known
for thousands of years, there was not much practical use for them, before the
concept of public-key cryptography, which was invented in the 1970s. The
use of prime numbers in cryptography will be discussed in section 4. This
paper is organized as follows. Section 1 is the introduction you now are
reading. Section 2 discusses works that are related to this paper. Section
3 describes random numbers, and sources of random numbers, both true-
and pseudorandom. Section 4 gives a introduction to prime number theory,
including its history, and its use within cryptography. Section 5 describes
the need for primality test, and how this is done, with multiple primality
test methods, Fermat, Solovay-Strassen and Miller-Rabin. Section 6 gives a
conclusion of the paper.
2 Related work
Many general cryptography books like for example ”Handbook of applied
cryptography” by Menez et.al. [16] and ”Applied cryptography” by Schneier
[22] have rather large parts discussing both random numbers and primes.
These two books have been among the biggest resources for this paper. [16]
have been an especially good resource for the mathematics used in this pa-
per. The paper ”The Generation of Random Numbers That Are Probably
Prime” by Beuchemin et.al. [1] is a more specific paper, similar to the paper
you now are reading. Also, there is numerous books, covering only primes,
like for example ”Prime numbers and computer methods for factorization”
by Hans Riesel from 2012[20], and ”Primality and Cryptography” by Evan-
gelos Kranakis from 1986 [13]. When it comes to random number genera-
tion, books like ”Random number generation and Monte Carlo methods” by
James E. Gentle from 2003 is a good source. Also, the paper ”Cryptographic
Random Numbers” by Carl Ellison, which originally was an appendix to
IEEE P1363: Standard Specifications For Public Key Cryptography, is a
good introduction to random number generation. In addition, general en-
cyclopaedias, like for example the Encyclopaedia Britannica [2] have quite a
good description about prime numbers, and simple primality testing. The
2
3. history of public key encryption is covered in in detail in Steven Levy’s book
”Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government–Saving Privacy in the
Digital Age” from 2001 [15]. The ”bible” of cryptographic history ”Code-
breakers” by David Kahn from 1974/1996 [12], also have a short version of
the history of public-key encryption.
3 Generating random numbers
A random number generator is a device or an algorithm which outputs sta-
tistically independent and unbiased numbers [16]. The two biggest needs
for random numbers is within the fields of gambling and cryptography. In
gambling, the first techniques for developing random numbers and random
sequences were coin tosses, dices, card shuffling, and roulette wheels. Tech-
niques like this was good enough, when you only needed few and short ran-
dom sequences, but when it comes to cryptography and random numbers
for use in digital games, other techniques are needed. Sources capable of
generation large numbers of large random numbers is needed. To test if a
random number generator really is generating random numbers, statistical
tests must be performed to measure the quality of the generator. It is impos-
sible to mathematically prove that a generator is a random number generator,
but the statistical tests will help detect vulnerabilities in the generator [16].
3.1 True random sources
True random number generators can be split into to categories, hardware-
based and software-based. Hardware-based random number generators uses
the randomness that occur in physical phenomena, but the problem with
these sources is that they may produce numbers that are biased or correlated.
That a randomly generated bit is biased, means that the probability that
the source generates a 1 is not equal to 1
2
. That the bit is correlated, means
that the next bit might be depended on the previous one. Below are some
examples of sources that can be used for a hardware-based true random
number generator [4] [16] [22]:
• Radioactive radiation
• Thermal noise from a resistor
• Sound from a microphone or video from a camera
• Atmospheric noise
3
4. • Frequency instability of a free running oscillator
The website www.random.org offers true random numbers, through the use
of atmospheric noise received with a simple radio receiver [9].
Designing a software-based true random number generator is not a simple
task. One of the reasons for this is that it can be difficult to prevent an
adversary to observe or tamper with the generation process. Below are some
examples of sources that can be used for a software-based true random gen-
erator [4] [16]:
• The system clock
• Time between keystrokes or mouse movements
• Content of buffers
• Values like system load and network activity
The Full Disk Encryption software TrueCrypt for Windows uses among other
methods keyboard and mouse movements, together with network interface
statistics [25]. In Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD and some other ”Unixoid” op-
erating system there is the /dev/random and /dev/urandom random number
generators, which by some are considered good enough for cryptographic pur-
pose, and by some not [3].
3.2 Pseudorandom sources
The output from pseudorandom sequence generators, looks like they are ran-
dom, but they are not. The only part of generator like this which is random,
is the key, or seed, which is the generators initial state. The generator takes
this random key, and turns in to a much longer sequence, and making it
impossible for an adversary to distinguish the pseudorandom sequence from
a true random sequence [18]. A pseudorandom number generator is a de-
terministic algorithm which outputs numbers that appears to be random,
when given a true random initial state called a seed [16]. Example of pseu-
dorandom number generators are the ANSI X9.17, which was approved by
the US Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) for generation of
DES keys, and the FIPS 186 generator which is approved by FIPS to gen-
erate random numbers for the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA). These
two methods have not been proved to be cryptographically secure, but they
appear sufficient for most applications [16]. Pseudorandom number gener-
ators like the RSA pseudorandom bit generator and the Blum-Blum-Shub
pseudorandom bit generator are proved to be cryptographically secure. For a
4
5. Pseudorandom number generator to be cryptographically secure it must pass
the next-bit test, and for that it also must pass the polynomial-time statistical
test. For more information about these tests, the reader is recommended to
take a look at [16, p. 171].
4 Prime numbers
As mentioned in the introduction there have been a big interest in the mys-
teries of prime numbers for a very long time, and some of the theory that we
still are using is from the early days of mathematics. The Greek mathemati-
cian Euclid, wrote about prime numbers in his book ”Elements” around 300
B.C. Euclid´s two theorems about prime numbers are still today some of the
fundamental theorems of number theory. Euclid´s first theorem says that if p
is a prime and p|ab, then p|a or p|b. Euclid´s second theorem is saying that
there is an infinite number of primes [2]. Also, another important theorem
about prime numbers, simply called the Prime number theorem, gives the
number of prime number ≤ n [16]:
lim
x→∞
π(n)
n
ln(n)
= 1
Which for large values of n, gives:
π(n) ≈
n
ln(n)
This was suggested by Carl Friedrich Gauss in 1792, when he was only 15
years old [24].
4.1 Mersenne primes
Today, the largest known prime number is 2257885161
−1, which is a Mersenne
prime. A Mersenne prime is a subgroup of Mersenne numbers given by 2n
−1.
When n is a composite number, the result is also composite, but when n is
prime, the result can also be a prime, but it does not need to [2]. To this day,
there are only 48 Mersenne primes known, the first five being 3, 7, 31, 127 and
8191. All new Mersenne primes found after 1996, is found by Great Internet
Mersenne Prime Search using Lucas-Lehmer Primality Testing, which only
works for Mersenne primes [6]. More information about Mersenne primes,
and Lucas-Lehmer Primality Testing, can be found in [16] and [6].
5
6. 4.2 The use of prime numbers in cryptography
In the year of 1874, William Stanley Jevons described the use of large prime
numbers in one-way functions for use in cryptography. He explained the
problem with factorization the product of two large prime numbers [11], and
by this anticipated one of the key features of RSA, but he did not invent the
public key cryptography [7]. Over 100 hundred years later, in 1976 Withfield
Diffie and Martin Hellman, invented the Diffie-Hellman key exchange, which
could be used to secure the exchange of cryptographic keys. Just one year
after, in 1977 Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir and Leonard Adleman, invented the
public-key encryption technique, which was named RSA after the surnames
of the inventors. In 1997, it became publicly known that asymmetric key
algorithm were developed by James H. Ellis, Clifford Cocks and Malcolm
Williamson at the Government Communications Headquarters (GHCQ) in
UK in 1973. Both Diffie-Hellman key exchange and a RSA like public key
encryption technique was claimed to be invented in secrecy by these three
GHCQ employees, calling it ”non-secret encryption” [15].
The security in RSA depend on the fact that it is difficult to factorize
large composite numbers. To generate the public key in RSA, you need a
composite number n which is the product of p and q, where p and q is two
large primes of approximately the same size. The security lies in that it is
difficult to find p given n and the ciphertext, this is called the RSA problem.
In RSA these are typically 1024 to 2048 bits long [18]. Today, using n with
the size of for example 1024 and 2048 bits, there is no way of factor it, but
there is a relative high probability that this will be possible in the future,
with new factoring algorithms and faster computer equipment. The solution
can then be to use larger numbers, for example 4096. If there ever will be and
algorithm factorizing an arbitrary composite integer, the security of RSA is
broken. This can also happen when and if there will be quantum computers,
capable of handling very large numbers. The use of prime numbers in RSA,
gives that there is a need for an extremely high number of prime numbers.
Won’t we run out of them? The answer is no, the number of prime numbers
is so extremely high, that it is hard to image. Bruce Schneier gives a very
good illustration of this in his book ”Applied cryptography” [22].
”.... there are approximately 10151
primes 512 bits in length or
less. For numbers near n, the probability that a random number
is prime is approximately one in ln(n). So the total number of
primes less than n is n
ln(n)
. There are only 1077
atoms in the uni-
verse. If every atom in the universe needed a billion new primes
every microsecond from the beginning of time until now, you
would only need 10109
primes; there would still be approximately
6
7. 10151
512-bit primes left”
As mentioned, in RSA a key length if 1024 and 2048 bits is very common.
With a key length of 1024 bits, the number of prime numbers is shown in
the calculation below:
π(21025
− 1) − π(21024
− 1) ≈
21025
− 1
ln(21025 − 1)
−
21024
− 1
ln(21024 − 1)
≈ 2.53 ∗ 10305
Generating random prime numbers doesn’t sound so difficult, and it isn’t
either, when the numbers are relatively low. When the numbers get large,
really large, as for example for use in RSA, they are difficult to test if they
are a prime prime. The test to make sure a number is a prime is called
primality testing, and will be discussed in the next section.
5 Generating random primes
To generate a random prime, there are basically four steps [18] [16]:
1. Generate a random integer n
2. If n is even, replace with n + 1
3. Perform primality test of n
4. If n is not prime, test if n + 2 is prime etc. . . .
Generating random numbers are already discussed, so now follows differ-
ent methods of primality testing.
5.1 Primality test
The simplest method for primality testing is trial division, testing if an n
is dividable by any of the numbers which is less than the number itself.
This test, together with tests like the Sieve of Eratosthenes from around 250
B.C., is called Naive primality tests [2]. The Sieve of Eratosthenes can be
used on numbers up to approximately 10,000,000 [20]. When numbers are
getting large tests like this is infeasible, it will simply take to much time. I
will not dive any more into the simple Naive primality tests in this paper,
readers interested in this can take a look in about every book covering prime
numbers. To perform primality testing on large numbers, used in for example
cryptography, one must seek to probabilistic primality testing. A probabilistic
primality test takes a number n, and test if it is composite or prime, with a
7
8. certain probability. The background for probabilistic primality testing, are
as follows [16]. For every odd integer n, a set W (n) ⊂ Z is defined after
the following properties :
1. For an integer a ∈ Z , it can be checked if a ∈ W (n) in a deterministic
polynomial time.
2. If n is prime W (n) = ∅.
3. If n is composite, #W (n) ≥ n
2
.
In addition, if n is composite, all elements of the set W (n) are called
witnesses to the composition of n. The elements of the inverse set L (n) =
Z − W (n), are called liars. Probabilistic primality tests, exploits these
properties of the set W (n) in the following way [16]. You start with an odd
integer n which is the integer to be tested if it is prime. An integer a is then
randomly chosen, such that 2 ≤ a ≤ n − 2. This a is then checked if it is
an element of W (n). If a ∈ W (n), the test outputs ”composite”, and if
a /∈ W (n), it outputs ”prime”. If the test outputs ”composite”, n is by sure
a composite number, and it is said to fail the primality test for the base a .
If the test outputs ”prime”, n is said to pass the primality test for the base
a, but it can not be concluded by sure that n is indeed prime. Therefore, it
is enough to run the test one time if the output is ”composite”, but if the
output is ”prime”, it is necessary to perform the test multiple times, to get
a higher probability that n really is a prime. The number of times to run
the test is called the security parameter, and is in many cases notated with
a t. If a test is repeated t times with a different random value for a for each
time, the probability that the test output ”prime” all t times is (frac12)t
.
This is the reason that an integer passing a probabilistic primality test as a
prime is said to be probable prime.
There exists a number of probabilistic primality tests, but this paper will
focus on the three most known; Fermat primality test, Solovay-Strassen pri-
mality test, and the Rabin-Miller primality test.
5.1.1 Fermat’s primality test
Pierre de Fermat was a French mathematician living from 1601 to 1665, which
came up with some important theorems about prime numbers [2]. Maybe
the most important one is Fermat’s little theorem f, which is used by the
Fermat’s primality test probabilistic primality test, and which many more
advanced tests also are based on. This theorem says that if p is prime a is
not a multiple of p, then [22]:
ap−1
≡ 1 mod p
8
9. This means that the Fermat primality test can be performed with the
following algorithm [16]:
INPUT: An odd integer n ≥ 3 and a security parameter t ≥ 1.
OUTPUT: An answer to the question “is n prime”: “prime” or “composite”.
1. For i from 1 to t, do:
1.1 Choose a random integer a, such that 2 ≤ a ≤ n − 2
1.2 Compute r = an−1
mod n
1.3 If r = 1 return ”composite”
2. Return ”prime”
If the algorithm outputs ”composite” the result is by sure composite, but
if the output is ”prime” there is no proof n actually is prime. A problem
with Fermat’s primality test, is that it fails to to see the difference between
prime numbers, and a special group of composite integer called Carmichael
numbers, which full fills an−1
≡ 1 mod n for any a which satisfies gdc(a, n) =
1. This is one of the reasons it is necessary with more complex primality tests.
Today, the Fermat’s primality test is more of a historical interesting subject,
than of any practical use.
5.1.2 Solovay-Strassen
The Solovay-Strassen primality test was developed by Robert Solovay and
Volker Strassen, and presented in the article ”A fast Monte-Carlo test for pri-
mality” in 1977 [23] . As the name of their article says, the Solovay-Strassen
test is a Monte-Carlo test, which opposite to a deterministic algorithm not
always is correct. The reason the Solovay-Strassen test is relatively good
known, is because of its use in early public-key cryptography. This algo-
rithm uses the Jacobi symbol to test if a number is prime. The reader of
this paper is expected to be familiar with the Jacobi and Legendre symbol,
but for those with less knowledge, a short description will here follow. The
Legendre symbol can be use to determine if an integer a is a quadratic residue
modulo a prime p. An a ∈ Z∗
p is said to be quadratic residue modulo n if
there exists and x ∈ Z∗
p , so x2
= a( mod n). If this is the case it is notated
a ∈ Qp, if it is not a ∈ Qp. The quadratic residue comes into play when we
now define the Legendre symbol, which according to [16] is defined like:
a
p
=
0 if p|a
+1 if a ∈ Qp
−1 if a ∈ Qp
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10. It can be shown that combining this with Euler’s criterion, you’ll get:
a
p
= a
p−1
2 mod p
The Jacobi symbol is a generalization of the Legendre symbol, for use on
integers n which is odd, but not necessarily prime. This means that for a
odd n ≥ 3 and with prime factorization n = pe1
1 pe2
2 · · · pek
k the Jacobi symbol
a
p
is defined like:
a
p
=
k
i=1
a
pi
ei
This implies that if n is a prime, the Jacobi symbol equals the Legendre
symbol [16].
0
n
=
2
n
=
The algorithm for Solovay-Strassen primality test is as follows [16] [22]:
INPUT: An odd integer n ≥ 3 and a security parameter t ≥ 1.
OUTPUT: An answer to the question “is n prime”: “prime” or “composite”.
1. For i from 1 to t, do:
1.1 Choose a random integer a, such that 2 ≤ a ≤ n − 2
1.2 Compute r = a
n−1
2 mod n (the Legendre symbol)
1.3 If r = 1 and r = n − 1 return “composite”.
1.4 Calculate the Jacobi symbol s = a
n
1.5 If r = s mod n, return ”composite”
2. Return ”prime”
Here follows an example with numbers:
n = 83777
a = 4589
r = a
n−1
2 mod n
r = 4589
83777−1
2 mod 83777 = 83776 = n − 1 → PRIME)
a = 63124
r = 63124
83777−1
2 mod 83777 = 1 = n − 1 → PRIME)
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11. Therefore, 83777 is prime.
5.1.3 Rabin-Miller
The Rabin-Miller primality test, which also often is called the Miller-Rabin
primality test, is another probabilistic primality Monte Carlo test. This test
was developed by Michael Rabin, which based it on Gary Miller’s ideas [17].
The algorithm was first published in the article ”Probabilistic algorithm for
testing primality” in 1980 [19]. Today there is no reason to use the Solovay-
Strassen test, the Rabin-Miller primality test is both more efficient, and at
least as accurate. Therefore this is the algorithm mostly used for primality
testing today.
The algorithm for Rabin-Miller primality test is as follows [16] [22]:
INPUT: An odd integer n ≥ 3 and a security parameter t ≥ 1.
OUTPUT: An answer to the question “is n prime”: “prime” or “composite”.
1. Find s and r in n − 1 = 2s
∗ r so, r is odd.
2. For i from 1 to t, do:
2.1 Choose a random integer a, such that 2 ≤ a ≤ n − 2
2.2 Calculate y = ar
mod n
2.3 If n = 1 and n = n − 1, do: j ← 1 While j ≤ s − 1 and y = n − 1,
do: Compute y = y2
mod n if y = 1 return “composite” j ← j+1
If y = n − 1 return “composite”
3. Return “prime”
If the algorithm outputs ”composite” n is absolutely sure composite, also
if n is prime, the algorithm always output ”prime”. But if the algorithm
outputs ”prime”, there is a probability that n is composite. If this is the
case, the a used, is called a strong liar for n. This is the reason for running
the algorithm multiple times, as discussed earlier. According to [22] a rec-
ommended security parameter, the number of times to run the algorithm, is
t = 5. The security parameter t, defines the number of times the algorithm
shall run with different a. If n is an odd composite integer, at most 1
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of all
a, 1 ≤ a ≤ n − 1, are a strong liar for n [16]. An alternative to the last step,
2.3, is compute y = ar
mod n, and for each j for 0 ≤ j ≤ s − 1 calculate
y = a2∗j∗r
mod n, which gives the same result. Many examples in books
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12. and articles uses this instead, like for example [10] and the Python script in
[21].
An example with numbers using this algorithm where n is prime is shown
below:
n = 83777
n − 1 = 2s
∗ r
83777 − 1 = 26
∗ 1309
s = 6
r = 1309
a = 4589
y = ar
mod n
y = 45891309
mod 83777 = 69263
j = 0
yj=0 = 692632
mod 83777 = 40818
yj=1 = 408182
mod 83777 = 35925
yj=2 = 359252
mod 83777 = 20940
yj=3 = 209402
mod 83777 = 78559
yj=4 = 785592
mod 83777 = 83776 = n − 1 → PRIME)
a = 63124
y = 631241309
mod 83777 = 5218
yj=0 = 52182
mod 83777 = 83776 = n − 1 → PRIME)
Therefore, 83777 is prime.
Another example, showing the result when n is composite:
n = 83781
n − 1 = 2s
∗ r
83781 − 1 = 22
∗ 20945
s = 2
r = 20945
a = 4589
y = 458920945
mod 83781 = 50786
j = 0
yj=0 = 507862
mod 83781 = 19711
yj=1 = 197112
mod 83781 = 31024 = n − 1 → COMPOSITE)
Therefore, 83781 is composite. Since it is composite, there is no reason to
run the calculations with another random a.
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13. Below is the Rabin-Miller algorithm implemented together with a ran-
dom number generator in Python, to produce random prime numbers. The
Python script takes the length of the prime number to be generated in bits
as input argument.
#!/usr/bin/python
# Usage: python randomprime.py <length of prime number in bits >
from random import randint
import sys
def try_composite(a,r,n,s):
y = pow(a, r, n)
if y == 1:
return False
for j in range(s):
y=pow(a, y^2, n)
if pow(a, 2**j * r, n) == n-1:
return False
return True
def is_probable_prime (n):
if n == 2 or n == 3:
return True
if n % 2 == 0:
return False
s = 0
s = 0;
r = n-1
while True:
quotient , remainder = divmod(r, 2)
if (remainder == 1):
break
s +=1
r = quotient
t = 5
for i in range(t):
a = randint (2,n-2)
if try_composite(a,r,n,s):
return False
return True
def rng(min , max):
return randint(min ,max)
def main(arg):
b = int(arg)
min = 2**b
max = 2**(b+1)-1
while True:
n = rng(min ,max)
if is_probable_prime (n):
print n
break
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14. if __name__ == ’__main__ ’:
main(sys.argv [1])
A run of the program with a timer on how much time it uses to produce
a 1024 bit long random prime number is shown in Figure 1. The screenshot
Figure 1: A run of the Random prime number generator using the Rabin-
Miller primality test, with timing of how long time it uses
is taken from a run on a Mac Book Pro from 2012 with 16GB RAM and a
2.6GHz quad core Intel Core i7 CPU, but running only as one thread, in other
words, using only one core. As seen in the screenshot, the Python script uses
4.547 seconds to generate a 1024 bit long random prime number. The time
used depends on other processes running on the computer at the same time,
and how lucky the program is to find a prime number when picking a random
number. Under testing it was as low as 2.151 seconds, in generating a 1024
bit long prime number. In 1993 tests were done on a SPARC II computer,
where it used approximately 5 minutes to generate a 1024 bit prime number
[14] [22]. A lot have happened with the speed of computers in 20 years.
6 Conclusion
Generating random prime number sounds, for the unknowingly, as a simple
task. And it is, if the numbers are small. But when the numbers are getting
large, really large, for us in for example cryptology, this is no easy task any
more. In fact there are computers around the world trying to break records
in finding the largest prime number. Like for example the ”Great Internet
Mersenne Prime Search”, which finds new Mersenne prime numbers. The last
one was found in January 2013, it had then been 5 years since the last one was
found. For cryptography, we do not need the worlds largest prime numbers,
but we need prime numbers that are large enough to keep our secrets secret.
Today, with all of Edward Snowden’s leakages about the National Security
Agency [8], this is maybe more important than ever. For the use in RSA,
today a prime number of 2048 bits is considered secure, but who know how big
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15. numbers we will need in the future when better algorithms for factorization
might be developed, or maybe cryptosystems based on other problems, like
Ecliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC) or discrete logarithm, need to be more
used.
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