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diff --git a/final/rsa-method.tex b/final/rsa-method.tex index bf75cd0..af2c15a 100644 --- a/final/rsa-method.tex +++ b/final/rsa-method.tex @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The encryption process begins with the selection of two large primes, $p$ and $q \pre{2.} Break the converted message into blocks of size less than $n$. \pre{3.} For each block B, an encrypted block C is created such that $$C \equiv B^e\thinspace(mod\thinspace n)$$. \noindent To decrypt that message: -\pre{1.} Calculate an integer $d$ such that $de \equiv 1 \mod{\phi(n)}$ using the Euclidean algorithm. +\pre{1.} Calculate an integer $d$ such that $de \equiv 1 \mod{\phi(n)}$ using the Euclidean algorithm. Note that $\phi(n)$ is the totient function, or the number of non-coprime integers with $n$ less than $n$. \pre{2.} Convert back using $B \equiv C^d \mod{n}$. The decryption process described above makes use of Euler’s theorem. |