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37 lines
846 B
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= Diffie Hellman =
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Diffie Helman is a secret sharing algorithm where a shared secret can be
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created between two parties via an unsecure channel.
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* Diffie hellman is not for encryption
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* used to generate private key
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== algorithm ==
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1) For some prime `q`
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2) Select some `alpha` such that `alpha < q` and `alpha` is a
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[[primative_root|Primative root]] of `q`
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* known as global elements
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3) X,,a,, and X,,b,, are the private keys of alice and bob respectively
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* known as private elements/keys
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4) Y,,a,, is `alpha^x,,a,, mod q`
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* Same for Y,,b,,
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* Known as public elements/keys
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5) Both parties then calculate the shared secret via
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`K,,a,, = Y,,b,,^X,,a,, mod q`
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* same for K,,b,,
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* K,,a,, should be same as K,,b,,
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== example ==
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```
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q = 7
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alpha = 5
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X,,a,, = 3
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Y,,a,, = 5^3 mod 7 = 6
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X,,b,, = 4
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Y,,b,, = 5^4 mod 7 = 2
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```
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