RSA To “Go” …

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The method described in this article is here.

The RSA method was published in August 1977, and it is still going strong. While it can be slow — and where Shor illustrated that the 768-bit version can be easily cracked by quantum computes — it still exists within our PKI world, and also within secure email systems. So let’s use the Go programming language, and encrypt and decrypt a simple message.

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Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE
ASecuritySite: When Bob Met Alice

Professor of Cryptography. Serial innovator. Believer in fairness, justice & freedom. Based in Edinburgh. Old World Breaker. New World Creator. Building trust.