diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3be1ec3 --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +On a LAMP server with bc and bash these web pages +will let a user go through simple examples of the RSA public and private key +process. + +The prime numbers used are much smaller than for a normal +RSA key pair, but still have massive intermediate numbers +in the calculations. hese web pages also indicate the +prime number pairs effect on the size of incription key +possible (i.e. the number of bits it uses). +In fact you can try to RSA encrypt values too large +for the keys you have made, and see the erronous results of doing this. + +This project was completed (in php4 originally) as part of a module +on web encryption and security +on my MSc in Software Engineering way back in 2003.... I thought it was a +good starting point for getting to grips with git-hub (where I had to create +proper rsa keys from linux, to get it all going). + +Robin Clark 08MAR2012 +