One of the one-way functions used in public key cryptography is the discrete logarithm. Computing r=g² mod p from g, e, and p is easy. But given only r, g and p, recovering e is hard. = 1607, g Suppose p What is the smallest positive integer e such that r = gº mod p? = 7 and r = 464.

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One of the one-way functions used in public
key cryptography is the discrete logarithm. Computing
r=g² mod p from g, e, and p is easy. But given
only r, g and p, recovering e is hard.
Suppose p = 1607, g
=
7 and r = 464.
What is the smallest positive integer e such that
r = gº mod p?
Transcribed Image Text:One of the one-way functions used in public key cryptography is the discrete logarithm. Computing r=g² mod p from g, e, and p is easy. But given only r, g and p, recovering e is hard. Suppose p = 1607, g = 7 and r = 464. What is the smallest positive integer e such that r = gº mod p?
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