A Course in Number Theory and Cryptography

Koblitz, NEAL

ISBN 10: 1461264421 / ISBN 13: 9781461264422

Editore: Springer 2012-09, 2012

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Titolo: A Course in Number Theory and Cryptography

Casa editrice: Springer 2012-09

Data di pubblicazione: 2012

Legatura: PF

Condizione: New

Edizione: seconda edizione

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Riassunto:

The purpose of this book is to introduce the reader to arithmetic topics, both ancient and modern, that have been at the center of interest in applications of number theory, particularly in cryptography. No background in algebra or number theory is assumed, and the book begins with a discussion of the basic number theory that is needed. Because number theory and cryptography are fast-moving fields, this new edition contains substantial revisions and updated references.

Contenuti:

I. Some Topics in Elementary Number Theory.- 1. Time estimates for doing arithmetic.- 2. Divisibility and the Euclidean algorithm.- 3. Congruences.- 4. Some applications to factoring.- II. Finite Fields and Quadratic Residues.- 1. Finite fields.- 2. Quadratic residues and reciprocity.- III. Cryptography.- 1. Some simple cryptosystems.- 2. Enciphering matrices.- IV. Public Key.- 1. The idea of public key cryptography.- 2. RSA.- 3. Discrete log.- 4. Knapsack.- 5 Zero-knowledge protocols and oblivious transfer.- V. Primality and Factoring.- 1. Pseudoprimes.- 2. The rho method.- 3. Fermat factorization and factor bases.- 4. The continued fraction method.- 5. The quadratic sieve method.- VI. Elliptic Curves.- 1. Basic facts.- 2. Elliptic curve cryptosystems.- 3. Elliptic curve primality test.- 4. Elliptic curve factorization.- Answers to Exercises.