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RSA (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) is a widely used asymmetric encryption algorithm that employs a public key for encryption and a private key for decryption, ensuring secure communication and data integrity. Its security is based on the difficulty of factoring large prime numbers, although it faces challenges such as computational intensity and certain vulnerabilities. Despite these drawbacks, RSA remains fundamental in modern cryptography, with potential future shifts needed due to advancements in quantum computing.

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RSA (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) is a widely used asymmetric encryption algorithm that employs a public key for encryption and a private key for decryption, ensuring secure communication and data integrity. Its security is based on the difficulty of factoring large prime numbers, although it faces challenges such as computational intensity and certain vulnerabilities. Despite these drawbacks, RSA remains fundamental in modern cryptography, with potential future shifts needed due to advancements in quantum computing.

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The RSA Encryption Algorithm

RSA (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) is one of the most widely used encryption algorithms in modern
cryptography. It is an asymmetric encryption technique that relies on a pair of keys: a public key
for encryption and a private key for decryption. This system ensures secure communication,
authentication, and data integrity across various applications, including secure emails, digital
signatures, and SSL/TLS protocols.

The strength of RSA lies in its reliance on the mathematical difficulty of factoring large prime
numbers. The algorithm begins with the selection of two large prime numbers, typically
denoted as and . Their product, , forms the modulus for both the public and private keys. The
totient function, , is then computed. A public exponent, , is chosen such that it is relatively
prime to . The private exponent, , is calculated using the modular inverse of modulo . The public
key consists of , while the private key consists of .

To encrypt a message, the sender converts the plaintext into a numerical representation and
raises it to the power of modulo . The resulting ciphertext can only be decrypted by the
recipient using the private key, which involves raising the ciphertext to the power of modulo .
Due to the difficulty of factoring large numbers, an attacker cannot easily determine from the
public key.

Despite its security, RSA has some drawbacks, including its computational intensity and
vulnerability to certain attacks, such as side-channel attacks and padding oracle attacks. To
enhance security, modern implementations often use hybrid cryptographic systems that
combine RSA with symmetric encryption algorithms like AES.

In conclusion, RSA is a cornerstone of modern cryptography, enabling secure digital


communication. Its reliance on number theory makes it a robust encryption method, though
advancements in quantum computing may eventually necessitate stronger alternatives.

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