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Cayley-Purser

(algorithm)

Definition: (no definition here, yet, but you can help.)

Note: Developed by Sarah Flannery, a 16-year old Irish girl. "... it has what is probably a devastating and unfixable security flaw." (Dr. Dobb's Journal, June 2002, page 80)

Implementation

explanation, proofs, comparison with RSA, how it can be broken, and code (Mathematica)
Go to the Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures home page.

If you have suggestions, corrections, or comments, please get in touch with Paul E. Black.

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"Cayley-Purser", from Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures, Paul E. Black, ed., NIST.
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