Teaching the RSA algorithm using spreadsheets

  • Authors:
  • Hong Biao Zeng

  • Affiliations:
  • Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

The RSA algorithm is a very important algorithm in Computer Science. Due to cumbersome calculations, it is difficult to demonstrate a non-trivial RSA example in the classroom. In this paper, the RSA algorithm is taught using spreadsheets. A spreadsheet template has been designed to carry out the calculations of a non-trivial RSA example easily and clearly.