16.5.2 - RSA Function and Operations
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Practice Questions
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What is RSA?
💡 Hint: Think about who the inventors are.
What does N stand for in RSA?
💡 Hint: N is crucial for the encryption and decryption processes.
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What does RSA stand for?
💡 Hint: Think of the names of the creators.
True or False: In RSA, the same plaintext will always yield the same ciphertext when encrypted.
💡 Hint: Consider the implications of having identical keys.
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Challenge Problems
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Given the primes p = 61 and q = 53, compute the public key exponent e if it must be coprime to φ(N).
💡 Hint: Check the properties of gcd for coprimeness.
Explain how RSA could facilitate secure email communications among large groups where messages are similar.
💡 Hint: Consider how randomness could enhance security.
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