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<title> RSA web resources </title>
<h1> A selected list of RSA WEB References </h1>
<h3> Organisations / Standards Bodies </h3>
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<a HREF="http://www.rsasecurity.com/"
> RSA Security web site </a> <img SRC="blu_bullet_half.gif">
RSA the holders of the patent, now a company offering
security consultancy and products. well linked and kept up to date.
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<a HREF="http://www.pgp.com/"
> Pretty Good Privacy </a> <img SRC="blu_bullet_half.gif">
Encrypted emails and authentication using SSL/RSA technologies.
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<a HREF="http://www.openssl.org/"
> Open SSL </a> <img SRC="blu_bullet_half.gif">
The OPEN SSL project provides libraries and interfaces
allowing industrial strength SSL to be incorporated into products
and systems.
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<a HREF="http://www.apache-ssl.org/"
> Apache SSL </a> <img SRC="blu_bullet_half.gif">
Apache-SSL is a secure Webserver, based on Apache and SSLeay/OpenSSL.
It is licensed under a BSD-style licence, which means, in short,
that you are free to use it for commercial or non-commercial purposes,
so long as you retain the copyright notices.
<h3> Implementation Notes </h3>
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<a HREF="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=6826"
> Exploring RSA Encryption in OpenSSL </a> <img SRC="blu_bullet_half.gif">
Unsurprisingly, source code and implementation details for what is
the basis for secure transactions and identification on the web are
hard to come by. This page, however, describes coding details and
is linked to discussions on RSA implementation.
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<a HREF="http://wp.netscape.com/eng/security/SSL_2.html"
> SSL Protocol description </a> <img SRC="blu_bullet_half.gif">
A description of the protocol surrounding encryption and identity verification.
Essential reading for those implementing (and not just looking at the mathematical theory)
of the SSL/RSA.
<h3> Algorithms </h3>
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<a HREF="http://www.di-mgt.com.au/rsa_alg.html"
> DI Management RSA description </a> <img SRC="blu_bullet_half.gif">
A Mathematically Terse description encompassing Key Generation, encryption,
Digital Signing, Signature verification, practical notes (choosing primes etc),
Computational Efficiency and a formal proof of RSA.
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<a HREF="http://mathworld.wolfram.com/RSAEncryption.html"
> Pure Mathematical description of RSA </a> <img SRC="blu_bullet_half.gif">
A pure mathematical description without examples. Very well hyper-linked to all mathematical terms used.
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<a HREF="http://pajhome.org.uk/crypt/rsa/"
> Algorithm run though </a> <img SRC="blu_bullet_half.gif">
A run though a complete key generation and encryption sequence
using small numbers. Uses the variable 'm' where most texts
use 'phi'. Also a Java implementation example.
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<a HREF="http://world.std.com/~franl/crypto/rsa-example.html"
> Simplified Algorithm run though </a> <img SRC="blu_bullet_half.gif">
An example for a &lt; 10 bit encrypted sequence. Misses out the phase of
finding co-prime keys, but gives an overview of how RSA works.
<h3> Social Impact </h3>
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<a HREF="http://www.atmmarketplace.com/news_story.htm?i=16578"
> ATM Market watch rates RSA technology in top ten inventions in Money </a> <img SRC="blu_bullet_half.gif">
The financial world recognises the importance of RSA as a concept rating it
alongside credit cards, electronic money transfer, bar codes and the spreadsheet.
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<a HREF="http://www.stand.org.uk/dearjack/photostory.php3"
> Open Letter to Jack Straw : Legal de-cryption Issue </a> <img SRC="blu_bullet_half.gif">
A proposed ill-thought out law, forcing people to give up encryption keys (or be jailed)
if it were even suspected they had them
is mocked in this amusing photo-story.
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<a HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1998/encryption/58499.stm"
> Government unsure how to regulate encryption </a> <img SRC="blu_bullet_half.gif">
An old link, but highlighting the dilemma of the pace of technology, and the
difficulties in legislating for it.
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<a href="http://www.geocerts.com/?GoogleFRGN"
> A Site selling RSA certificates </a> <img SRC="blu_bullet_half.gif">
One commercial side of RSA and SSL. Certificates from 'trusted' authorities for sale.
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