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#1 2013-09-21 14:30:45

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Large Prime

Is there a effective quick way to generate a large prime of a given length?


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#2 2013-09-21 20:48:32

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Re: Large Prime

I know where you are going with this and it is not necessary.

To answer your question, there is no extremely quick way.


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#3 2013-09-21 21:14:34

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Re: Large Prime

Where am I going? hmm

while True:
    randomnumber = random.randrange(2**(length-1),(2**(length))-1)
    if primep(randomnumber):
        print randomnumber
        break

Thats all I got from stackoverflow

Last edited by Agnishom (2013-09-21 21:16:47)


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#4 2013-09-21 21:27:06

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Re: Large Prime

You think you need a large prime to learn Diffie- Hellman. I can denmonstrate the procedure using a small one.

Thats all I got from stackoverflow

Hohohohohohohahahaha, they are always good for a laugh. To think that such brilliant people can still have a wonderful sense of humor gives me much hope for the human race.


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#5 2013-09-22 00:53:29

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Re: Large Prime

bobbym wrote:

You think you need a large prime to learn Diffie- Hellman. I can denmonstrate the procedure using a small one.

I can too. But that is not secure enough.

Sorry, I did not get the humor


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#6 2013-09-22 03:49:36

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Re: Large Prime

I agree. But I thought you wanted to see how it worked?


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#7 2013-09-22 04:04:58

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Re: Large Prime

I think the only problem is - after Alice and Bob have the shared secret, how do they exchange messages using it?


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#8 2013-09-22 04:13:47

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Re: Large Prime

I have been waiting to answer that one since yesterday. But it seems I have missed Agnishom today.


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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#9 2013-09-22 13:43:16

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Re: Large Prime

anonimnystefy wrote:

I think the only problem is - after Alice and Bob have the shared secret, how do they exchange messages using it?

They use a symmetric cypher, like RC4 with the key.


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#10 2013-09-22 14:48:10

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Re: Large Prime

Let us take the generally accepted p from http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2409#section-6.2

179769313486231590770839156793787453197860296048756011706444423684197180216158519368947833795864925541502180565485980503646440548199239100050792877003355816639229553136239076508735759914822574862575007425302077447712589550957937778424442426617334727629299387668709205606050270810842907692932019128194467627007

The generator g is

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#11 2013-09-22 14:52:04

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Re: Large Prime

Hi Agnishom

My number:

170889576082067697731054176601909874828559452754928289693960008087616417613737398548717155229171096112124599345710842437121675819339812482513978573388985033018038377053945453188374711735023121936105534290646082341664680937820085667262891263915428892361981765346083422852575547729295502827704976423861860303103

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#12 2013-09-22 16:25:55

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Re: Large Prime

Hi anonymnesty,

g[sup]b[/sup] (mod p)

173419298906489863864646388281941306843742681293608592957943679413527102401811311961611828206757391788738800024670641247258673805804085888390828078173388181181530749311360724611386280929348614725682444473741887149211776384725911058474047582365359321545094524307293842804350322782081718297375589621859722244791

Last edited by Agnishom (2013-09-22 16:34:05)


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#13 2013-09-22 17:36:04

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Re: Large Prime

Hm, just call me Stefy. It's easier for everybody that way.


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#14 2013-09-23 00:55:52

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Re: Large Prime

Hi Stefy,

Sorry for the typo. Is what you posted in #11 g[sup]a[/sup] (mod p) ?

How should I use the secret key to message you now? What about RC4?


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#15 2013-09-23 01:47:39

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Re: Large Prime

I have tested on my computer(Mac on Terminal).That doesn't generate any numbers!

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#16 2013-09-23 02:43:32

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Re: Large Prime

auyeungyat wrote:

I have tested on my computer(Mac on Terminal).That doesn't generate any numbers!

I am sorry, primep is defined externally. Do you want the full working code?

Last edited by Agnishom (2013-09-23 03:02:37)


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#17 2013-09-23 06:33:03

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Re: Large Prime

Agnishom wrote:

Hi Stefy,

Sorry for the typo. Is what you posted in #11 g[sup]a[/sup] (mod p) ?

How should I use the secret key to message you now? What about RC4?

It is.

Is there something more simple we could try first?


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“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
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#18 2013-09-23 08:22:28

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Re: Large Prime

I have a nice tut on this if you need to see how it is done.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#19 2013-09-23 08:23:01

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Re: Large Prime

Hi bobbym

You can post them, if you want. smile


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#20 2013-09-23 08:29:01

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Re: Large Prime

It uses baby sized numbers but maybe that is best for an example.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#21 2013-09-23 08:39:11

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Re: Large Prime

Sure. Any example would suffice, seeing how I am not sure at all how to use the shared secret.


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“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
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#22 2013-09-23 08:44:43

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Re: Large Prime

Neither am I. How about we try to follow their example?


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#23 2013-09-23 09:35:07

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Re: Large Prime

Their?


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#24 2013-09-23 09:53:22

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Re: Large Prime

The video I have. They use an example. They go through the technique step by step. Should be easy to do with a real problem later on.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#25 2013-09-23 12:38:11

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Re: Large Prime

Could you post the link to the video? smile


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