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From: gdelong@cvbnet2.UUCP (Gary Delong x5232)
Newsgroups: sci.crypt
Subject: Re: RSA Discussion and Speculation
Message-ID: <114@cvbnet2.UUCP>
Date: 1 Apr 88 14:52:28 GMT
References: <6053@watdragon.waterloo.edu>
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Keywords: RSA algorithm wanted

In article <6053@watdragon.waterloo.edu>, jjwlisenchuk@rose.waterloo.edu (Jason Lisenchuk) writes:
>Has anyone put forth any alleged weaknesses of the RSA (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman)
>Public Key Cryptosystem?  Is it possible that RSA is unconditionally secure
>for keys longer than (the square of) the block length if these keys are chosen 
>with certain number-theoretic considerations in mind?  

The following is my submission for dumb question of the month:

Having heard much about the "Public Key Crytosystem" for many years, I have
yet to see the algorithm.

Could someone e-mail me the information, or perhaps even post it?


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