Computer Science: An Overview: Global Edition (12th Edition)

Published by Pearson Higher Education
ISBN 10: 1292061162
ISBN 13: 978-1-29206-116-0

Chapter 12 - Theory of Computation - Chapter Review Problems - Page 573: 50

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Work Step by Step

To find the private keys for the RSA algorithm, we need to calculate \( d \), the private exponent, which is the multiplicative inverse of \( e \) modulo \( \phi(n) \), where \( \phi(n) \) is Euler's totient function. Given \( n = 3233 \) and \( e = 17 \), we first need to calculate \( \phi(n) \). Since \( n \) is the product of two prime numbers \( p \) and \( q \), \( \phi(n) = (p-1)(q-1) \). We can factorize \( n \) to find \( p \) and \( q \). \( 3233 = 53 \times 61 \) Therefore, \( p = 53 \) and \( q = 61 \). Now, we calculate \( \phi(n) = (p-1)(q-1) = (53-1)(61-1) = 52 \times 60 = 3120 \). To find \( d \), the modular multiplicative inverse of \( e \) modulo \( \phi(n) \), we can use the Extended Euclidean Algorithm or other methods. Given that \( e = 17 \), we can find \( d \) such that \( d \cdot e \equiv 1 \mod \phi(n) \). Calculating \( d \) using the Extended Euclidean Algorithm: \[ 17d \equiv 1 \mod 3120 \] Solving this equation will give us \( d \). $d=2753$ Yes, this problem can be solved in a reasonable amount of time because $n$ has a small value.
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