What are the roles of the prime number ( p ) and the generator ( alpha ) in the Diffie-Hellman key exchange process?
Friday, 14 June 2024 by EITCA Academy
The Diffie-Hellman key exchange is a fundamental cryptographic protocol that allows two parties to securely share a secret key over an insecure communication channel. This protocol relies heavily on the mathematical properties of prime numbers and generators within a finite cyclic group, typically involving modular arithmetic. The prime number and the generator play critical roles
- Published in Cybersecurity, EITC/IS/ACC Advanced Classical Cryptography, Diffie-Hellman cryptosystem, Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange and the Discrete Log Problem, Examination review
Tagged under: Cryptography, Cybersecurity, Discrete Logarithm Problem, Generators, KEY EXCHANGE, Prime Numbers