1. I had a couple questions from this reading. I have learned about public keys before, but what I've learned and what I read don't seem to completely mesh. Hopefully you will go over this in class, and I'll be able to see the connection.
In 7.1, I had a hard time grasping discrete logarithms. We've dealt with exponents before, so I don't understand how this is a new topic. I also don't really know where alpha comes from, and I'm guessing we'll be learning this in the future, but what's the application of discrete logarithms?
2. I was really interested to read about the application of RSA to treaty verification. I can see how that would be very valuable, so that the treaty stays secure and the same as what it was when it was agreed upon. The more I learn, the more it seems that cryptography is applicable in many areas of life.
I also enjoyed learning about the RSA challenge. I don't know if I could have come up with it myself, but I like learning how people break puzzles or use ingenuity to solve a problem.
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