Timeline for Current mathematics theory used in cryptography/coding theory
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| Aug 6, 2011 at 2:23 | comment | added | Mr_CryptoPrime | I always just called it prime theory. Though, of course, if prime theory did exist it would most definitely be a subset of number theory. :) Thanks for clarification. | |
| Aug 4, 2011 at 6:09 | comment | added | D.W. | "Prime factorization" - Oops, looks like there is a misunderstanding here. Factoring primes is easy. RSA is based upon the difficulty of factoring composites (not factoring primes). "Prime theory" - I'm not sure what that is supposed to refer to; I've never heard a mathematician use this phrase. Sounds made-up to me. Perhaps you mean "number theory". | |
| Jul 20, 2011 at 13:18 | history | edited | Mr_CryptoPrime | CC BY-SA 3.0 | deleted 2 characters in body |
| Jul 20, 2011 at 13:18 | comment | added | Mr_CryptoPrime | oops, sorry...Well, you know what I meant, but thanks for the correction! | |
| Jul 13, 2011 at 17:10 | comment | added | Jeff | Just to nitpick: It's elliptic curve cryptography, not 'elliptical'. Despite the name, elliptic curves are not ellipses. | |
| Jul 13, 2011 at 6:45 | history | answered | Mr_CryptoPrime | CC BY-SA 3.0 |