Modular exponentiation via the explicit Chinese remainder theorem

Daniel J Bernstein, Jonathan P Sorenson

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    Abstract

    In this paper we consider the problem of computing xe mod m for large integers x, e, and m. This is the bottleneck in Rabin’s algorithm for testing primality, the Diffie-Hellman algorithm for exchanging cryptographic keys, and many other common algorithms.

    Original languageAmerican English
    JournalScholarship and Professional Work - LAS
    Volume76
    Issue number257
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jan 1 2007

    Keywords

    • Chinese remainder theorem
    • Diffie-Hellman
    • Rabin
    • algorithm
    • modular exponentiation

    Disciplines

    • Applied Mathematics
    • Computer Sciences
    • Theory and Algorithms

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