I'm interested in programming and cryptography, and I want to write an asymmetric-key encryption program. I want to know what the simplest such algorithm is. Please tell me how it works or link to a site that explains it.
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1 Anatol Kuragin // Apr 14, 2008
Hmmmm. The simplest algorithms are usually something based on sheer numbers. If you have an 8-key code then guessing it is very hard.
2 covinher // Apr 14, 2008
RSA can be worked out with pencil and paper, so it conceptually isn't too difficult. I know they do this as an exercise in some B.S programs.
In SSL, RSA is only used to setup a secure channel to propogate a shared secret, that is then used as input to traditional block ciphers like DES, AES, etc.
The most straightforward application of RSA is to sign a checksum of a message, as opposed to encrypting some text directly.
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