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RE: 2 questions: Prime Numbers and DES

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NODE c553c593RE: 2 questions: Prime Numbers and DES "Harvey Rook (Exchange)" <hrook@exchange.microsoft.com>Mon, 19 Oct 1998 10:52:54 +0800

> From: steve.benjamin@juno.com [mailto:steve.benjamin@juno.com]
> 
> 1.  How can I generate 2 large prime numbers?  I doubt I 
> could create 2,
> 100-digit prime numbers in my head :-)
> 
For cryptographic purposes, you'll want to use a probabilistic test. Try reading through these links...


http://www.utm.edu/research/primes/proving.html and...
http://www.itl.nist.gov/div897/pubs/fip186.htm