• DocumentCode
    1034614
  • Title

    Public key cryptosystem using a reciprocal number with same intractability as factoring a large number

  • Author

    Kurosawa, K. ; Ito, Takao ; Takeuchi, Masaru

  • Author_Institution
    Tokyo Institute of Technology, Department of Information Processing, Graduate School at Nagatsuta, Yokohama, Japan
  • Volume
    23
  • Issue
    15
  • fYear
    1987
  • Firstpage
    809
  • Lastpage
    810
  • Abstract
    The letter proposes a public key cryptosystem using a reciprocal number. Breaking the proposed cryptosystem is proven to be as difficult as factoring a large number.
  • Keywords
    cryptography; security of data; cryptosystem breaking; factoring; intractability; public key cryptosystem; reciprocal number;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19870573
  • Filename
    4257909