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Since prime numbers are very useful in secure communication, such easy-to-remember large prime numbers can be of great advantage in cryptography, That's nonsen
by isaacfrond 2y ago
Since prime numbers are very useful in secure communication, such easy-to-remember large prime numbers can be of great advantage in cryptography,
That's nonsense. I'm sure there thinking of RSA, but that needs secret prime numbers. So easy-to-remember is pretty much the opposite of one want. Also they are way to big. 2048 bit RSA needs two 300 digit prime numbers.
- Uptrenda 2y agoYeah, I'm no expert on mathematical cryptography but I was thinking the same. Now what would be cool is... finding memorable public keys. That would solve the key exchange problem and allow for secure names without a register. But the closest I've seen is brute forced ECDSA key pairs that hash to having a vanity starting prefix. I suppose some inspiration from brain wallets and encoding schemes could be used to transform any public key into something more memorable.