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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.'"

3 of 20 comments (clear)

  1. Alright, by hexfortyfive · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So, Internet Explorer and SSL into a bar...

  2. Good Read... by metacosm · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I gotta say that I enjoyed this little post -- I thought it was a fun easy read -- and very interesting, fun to explore and tweak.

  3. Re:What's next? by Louis_Wu · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    (Score:0, Redundant)
    Redundant? The second post?

    Maybe (Score:2, Funny), or even (Score:0, Silly). But (Score:0, Redundant)???