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From: brnstnd@kramden.acf.nyu.edu (Dan Bernstein)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.internals
Subject: Re: DES export regulations. And what to do about it!
Message-ID: <5316:Jan422:45:4191@kramden.acf.nyu.edu>
Date: 4 Jan 91 22:45:41 GMT
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In article <1991Jan04.130100.8499@micromuse.co.uk> peter@micromuse.co.uk (Peter Galbavy) writes:
> RSA. Excuse my ignorance, but what is RSA - I would like to keep up

RSA is the Rivest-Shamir-Adleman public-key encryption scheme. For
details see Koblitz's cryptography text.

> :-) I presume you can tell me but not give me any example code ?
> Similar to DES ?

As an encryption system, RSA is indeed under the supposed control of our
munitions folks. Furthermore, RSA is (in the United States) patented, so
that for the privilege of being able to exponentiate modulo some large
number in all situations without being sued, you must pay $25 per year
per number.

> cryptography
> is only a passing interest.

That would be nice. :-) (I know what you meant.)

---Dan