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Patent
14 Dec 1977
TL;DR: In this paper, a message-to-be-transferred message is enciphered to ciphertext at the encoding terminal by first encoding the message as a number M in a predetermined set, and then raising that number to a first predetermined power (associated with the intended receiver) and finally computing the remainder, or residue, C, when the exponentiated number is divided by the product of two predetermined prime numbers associated with intended receiver.
Abstract: A cryptographic communications system and method. The system includes a communications channel coupled to at least one terminal having an encoding device and to at least one terminal having a decoding device. A message-to-be-transferred is enciphered to ciphertext at the encoding terminal by first encoding the message as a number M in a predetermined set, and then raising that number to a first predetermined power (associated with the intended receiver) and finally computing the remainder, or residue, C, when the exponentiated number is divided by the product of two predetermined prime numbers (associated with the intended receiver). The residue C is the ciphertext. The ciphertext is deciphered to the original message at the decoding terminal in a similar manner by raising the ciphertext to a second predetermined power (associated with the intended receiver), and then computing the residue, M', when the exponentiated ciphertext is divided by the product of the two predetermined prime numbers associated with the intended receiver. The residue M' corresponds to the original encoded message M.

1,129 citations


Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: In this paper, CipherTEXT-ONLYONLY, KNOWN-PLINTEXT, CHOSEN-PLAINTEXT is used to describe the attack and defense strategies of the country.
Abstract: (1977). CRYPTANALYTIC ATTACK AND DEFENSE: CIPHERTEXT-ONLY, KNOWN-PLAINTEXT, CHOSEN-PLAINTEXT. Cryptologia: Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 366-370.

2 citations