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Exploring Diffie-Hellman Encryption

Posted by michael on from the DIY dept.

damaru writes "Linux Journal is running a story on Diffie Hellman encryption, implemented using bc. The article says, 'The GNU bc threaded code compiler, included with most Linux distributions, provides arbitrary precision arithmetic that can handle the large numbers used in modern cryptography.'"

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  1. Alice and Bob by droyad · · Score: 3, Funny

    Who are Alice and Bob and why on earth are they in every example of cryptography between two people? Are they some kind of cryptography god? I know they stand for A and B but you can have:
    Adam, Andy, Aaron, Alishia, Amy, etc.
    Ben, Betty, Bronwin, etc.

    WHY???