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3.2 RSA
3.2.1 What is RSA?
3.2.2 Why use RSA rather than DES?
3.2.3 How fast is RSA?
3.2.4 How much extra message length is caused by using RSA?
3.2.5 What would it take to break RSA?
3.2.6 Are strong primes necessary in RSA?
3.2.7 How large a modulus (key) should be used in RSA?
3.2.8 How large should the primes be?
3.2.9 How does one find random numbers for keys?
3.2.10 What if users of RSA run out of distinct primes?
3.2.11 How do you know if a number is prime?
3.2.12 How is RSA used for encryption in practice?
3.2.13 How is RSA used for authentication in practice?
3.2.14 Does RSA help detect altered documents and transmission errors?
3.2.15 What are alternatives to RSA?
3.2.16 Is RSA currently in use today?
3.2.17 Is RSA an official standard today?
3.2.18 Is RSA a de facto standard? Why is a de facto standard important?
3.2.19 Is RSA patented?
3.2.20 Can RSA be exported from the U.S.?
Denis Arnaud
12/19/1997
