One-Way Functions
Ian Clysdale
iancly at entrust.com
Mon Oct 20 07:53:59 PDT 1997
Yes, there are a number of other one-way functions. The Diffie-Hellman
algorithm relies on the difficulty in taking logarithms versus finding
an exponent. Elliptic-curve cryptography relies on some rather
complicated group theory. Look either of those up to find out some more
information.
If you're interested in learning about this kind of stuff, I HIGHLY
recommend Bruce Schneier's Applied Cryptography. Another good book is
the Handbook of Applied Cryptography by Paul Van Oorschot, Alfred
Menenzes and Scott Vanstone.
ian
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>From: semprini at theschool.com[SMTP:semprini at theschool.com]
>Sent: Monday, October 20, 1997 4:04 AM
>To: cypherpunks at toad.com
>Subject: One-Way Functions
>
>I've read tons about how DES, PGP, and all of those programs use a
>one-way function involves the difficulty of factoring out numbers.
>Are there other one-way functions?
>
>--Dylan
>
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