Using public domain multiprecision arithmetic packages for computer security software applications on a personal computer

Authors:
Selwyn Russell
Affiliations:
-
Venue:
ACM SIGSMALL/PC Notes
Year:
1992

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Abstract

Implementation of modern cryptography needs both normal and modular arithmetic using numbers with hundreds of digits. This is often a discouragement to the use of such methods, even though a number of public domain packages are available. This paper shows how available multiprecision packages can easily be used to incorporate arbitrarily high security into computer systems. Examples using the readily available Lenstra package for the RSA and El Gamal cryptosystems are given.