The Maths Behind Encryption

Summary

Why are prime numbers so important to How do prime numbers keep your information safe online? In this video, we explore the beautiful By the end of this video, you'll have a solid understanding of how RSA works, from key generation to Every time you enter your credit card details online, prime numbers are silently working If you are not yet an Open University student and would to know more about learning to program using Sense or would  ... Spies used to meet in the park to exchange code words, now things have moved on - Robert Miles explains the principle of ... We've recently proven Fermat's Little Theorem and Fermat-Euler Theorem. RSA Eddie Woo demonstrates the RSA encryption process by walking through a simple numerical example to convert a letter into cipher text and back again. The explanation focuses on using modular arithmetic and powers to understand the underlying mathematics of secure messaging. Banks, Facebook, Twitter and Google use epic numbers - based on prime factors - to keep our Internet secrets. This is RSA ...