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The commonest application of number theory, and perhaps the most ubiquitous application of any kind of advanced mathematics, is the RSA cryptosystem. In this chapter we describe the system and how it works, based on a few key ideas from previous chapters.
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Stillwell, J. (2003). The RSA cryptosystem. In: Elements of Number Theory. Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21735-2_4
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