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Understanding Encryption Algorithms Through Number Theory

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Understanding Encryption Algorithms Through Number Theory

Click the blue text to follow us Understanding Encryption Algorithms Through Number Theory Hello, students! I am Teacher Zhang, the formula wizard. Today in class, a student named Xiao Wang asked me an interesting question: “Teacher, I haven’t even understood functions yet, so what are those complex encryption algorithms? I heard they use number theory?” … Read more

A Discussion on Zen Buddhism and Cryptography

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A Discussion on Zen Buddhism and Cryptography

It is well known that the stability of the world’s financial infrastructure relies on the RSA encryption algorithm used by banks. This algorithm ultimately hinges on the difficulty of prime factorization. Since factorizing large numbers is a challenging task, almost impossible to accomplish manually, even computers would take thousands of years to crack a large … Read more