Why are prime numbers used in public-key cryptography? I heard it is due to the difficulty of factoring large numbers into their prime factors. Are there any more reasons? Please elaborate.
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Why are prime numbers used in public-key cryptography? I heard it is due to the difficulty of factoring large numbers into their prime factors. Are there any more reasons? Please elaborate.
It's really just that.
Yep. Haha.
I read Little Brother by Cory Doctorow recently, and he talked about this stuff. Had a feeling I've seen it before lol